OK.. first highschool tonight.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Nuh-huh.

Never, ever anticipate anything. Wait....and call what happens.

Disagree.

When you mention anticipate, you mentioned call. I take that as calling violations and fouls. There are many more things to be aware of than violations and fouls.

I anticipate all the way - especially when a more skilled defender is guarding a weaker opponent. I know that a steal might be coming. Or if I see a missed switch by the defense, I know they'll be an offensive cutter into the key and an entry pass.

Another example: coach B is getting drained from the get-go. Losing 8-0. You're the new L after A's 4th basket. What do I do? I'm looking right at B coach for a second. I know the TO request is coming. IMHO, a quality official will grab that TO request before the pass is released from B's endline.

In addition, anticipating clean play is a very good suggestion, in my opinion. I use that same approach in football.

It's about officiating smarter, not harder.