New official needs help on a call

[ChuckElias]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dan_ref

Often a new guy wil be surprised by secondary contactoff a screen or from a defender coming in to help (often the not-so-new-guys get surprised too! ).

As usual, Dan makes a great point. Why do we sometimes get surprised? Usually, it's b/c we're too focused on the offensive player; we don't notice what the defense is trying to do. So what's the solution? Try to open your focus to take in the offensive and defensive player. Focus a little more on what the defender is doing. If you're "officiating the defense" then you see that collision coming and can better judge who caused the contact.

Chuck