Never say Never

[grunewar]

Good lesson - getting with your partner quickly and handling it!

I've had a couple of blarge's I certainly could have handled better. NOT doing so can let the game get out of hand....I've seen it first hand and wished I'd handled it better up front.

[Coltdoggs]

I might say....slower to give signal on double whistles and eye contact with partner can help this out too...You still should come together.

I know I've done this and get all excited and don't heed my own words above selling my call....It happens...

[Junker]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

I might say....slower to give signal on double whistles and eye contact with partner can help this out too...You still should come together.

I know I've done this and get all excited and don't heed my own words above selling my call....It happens...

Absolutely, the problem was caused by my partner and I having poor mechanics on this play.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Junker

Absolutely, the problem was caused by my partner and I having poor mechanics on this play.

Unless this was an NCAAW game, you also exhibited poor rules knowledge on the play.
Once both of you have given opposite signals, you need to follow case book play 4.19.8 Sit C and go with a double foul.

[Gimlet25id]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Unless this was an NCAAW game, you also exhibited poor rules knowledge on the play.
Once both of you have given opposite signals, you need to follow case book play 4.19.8 Sit C and go with a double foul.

Just waiting for NEV to jump on this one.

[Junker]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Unless this was an NCAAW game, you also exhibited poor rules knowledge on the play.
Once both of you have given opposite signals, you need to follow case book play 4.19.8 Sit C and go with a double foul.

It was a NFHS game, but I do work NCAAW, does that count? Honestly, I think the NCAAW have the correct way to handle this situation. Had we followed NFHS mechanics, we never would have had the problem in the first place.

[Gimlet25id]

Originally Posted by Junker

It was a NFHS game, but I do work NCAAW, does that count? Honestly, I think the NCAAW have the correct way to handle this situation. Had we followed NFHS mechanics, we never would have had the problem in the first place.

I also work NCAAW and agree that IMO the way we handle the blarge is better.

In a FED game the rules dictate that if both officials give a preliminary signal that you have to go with the double foul. Improper mechanics aside we still have to follow the rules for whatever game we are officiating @ that time.

[Nevadaref]

Junker,
I wasn't trying to be a jerk about it. I just reread my post and I can see how it might come across that way. I was merely trying to inform you of the proper way to handle it. It seemed that you may not have known. Hopefully, it won't occur again in the future to you for a long, long time.

I happen to believe that when one finds himself in a mess that the best way to get out of it is to properly follow the rules.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Junker,
I was trying to be a jerk about it.

Really?

[Junker]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Junker,
I wasn't trying to be a jerk about it. I just reread my post and I can see how it might come across that way. I was merely trying to inform you of the proper way to handle it. It seemed that you may not have known. Hopefully, it won't occur again in the future to you for a long, long time.

I happen to believe that when one finds himself in a mess that the best way to get out of it is to properly follow the rules.

I didn't take it that way. I've been around here long enough to know better. I actually saw it coming. I've been getting sloppy about putting my fist up on this play, especially at C. One of the things I was going to work on this season was getting away from just punching the PC call. Evidently I haven't worked hard enough on it. It bugs me just because this is a bad habit I've developed over the past couple of seasons. I knew it would catch up with me and it did.