Ugh!

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by ajs8207

Maybe I was misinterpreting it. I was always interpreting it as lets let them play unless something crazy happens, and get out of here as quickly as we can. I guess I shouldn't interpret it that way?

No it shouldn't.

Here's my take...

Relax and see the entire play....make no decision the instant the "foul" occurs but make the decision just after it occurs, your choices will improve. By waiting a second or two to blow the whistle, you'll find that some of those "fouls" didn't really matter and things just might work out better for the "fouled" player (and you can simply not call it) OR you'll know that it needs to be called. At the same time, most of the players/coaches will also know the same thing by the time you blow the whistle and will not be surprised.

If you're blowing the whistle as the foul is still occurring, you'll often be anticipating the call because you haven't seen enough of the play to know whether it should be a foul or not....take your time and make decisions, not reactions.