Partner calls 48 fouls - I counted them

[JRutledge]

I thought my game on Friday I called too many in a quarter and a half. I called 9 out of 10 fouls all on one team during a quarter and a half period of time. And I probably called 4 on one player. I was not happy about that.

Peace

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I thought my game on Friday I called too many in a quarter and a half. I called 9 out of 10 fouls all on one team during a quarter and a half period of time. And I probably called 4 on one player. I was not happy about that.

Peace

Rut:

Don't beat yourself up over it. It happens. You and I have been officiating long enough to know that these things even out over the course of a season and a career. I remember one time in a three-person game I blow my whistle twice in the first half, both out-of-bounds calls. It just happens that way.

MTD, Sr.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Rut:

Don't beat yourself up over it. It happens. You and I have been officiating long enough to know that these things even out over the course of a season and a career. I remember one time in a three-person game I blow my whistle twice in the first half, both out-of-bounds calls. It just happens that way.

MTD, Sr.

You are right, the next afternoon, I did not call a foul for the first quarter and a couple of minutes. It was lovely.

Peace

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

You are right, the next afternoon, I did not call a foul for the first quarter and a couple of minutes. It was lovely.

Peace

Had a JV game last week where in the first half I spent almost all but the start of the second quarter at C. I was U2 and was C after the tip. The teams played the entire game on the other side of the court. I didn't call a foul (there were 9 fouls in the half). Other than a few possessions after the ball went OB in a way that caused a rotation (which always seemed to be followed by something that sent me back to C) I was just stuck in the slot.

Second half there was a lot more reasons to rotate, I spent most of my time at T/L, and I called 7 fouls.

Weird game.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Rut:

Don't beat yourself up over it. It happens. You and I have been officiating long enough to know that these things even out over the course of a season and a career. I remember one time in a three-person game I blow my whistle twice in the first half, both out-of-bounds calls. It just happens that way.

MTD, Sr.

Wow.........good timing, my partners joked that they were doing a two man game last night. I just didn't have much in my area and I didn't go poaching.

I felt a little funny, but it happens.

[grunewar]

This is an interesting discussion for me for this reason - On several occasions evaluators have said to me or others - "You/your partner are calling the entire game" or "Do you/your partner realize you made the last six calls or called the last four fouls?" "I need you to go get one." or "I need you to get a call."

While I understand the points made - hey, if it ain't happening in your area tonight, it ain't happening. Any thoughts on the above school of thought of not wanting/giving the perception that one official is maybe stronger and calling the entire game?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by grunewar

This is an interesting discussion for me for this reason - On several occasions evaluators have said to me or others - "You/your partner are calling the entire game" or "Do you/your partner realize you made the last six calls or called the last four fouls?" "I need you to go get one." or "I need you to get a call."

While I understand the points made - hey, if it ain't happening in your area tonight, it ain't happening. Any thoughts on the above school of thought of not wanting/giving the perception that one official is maybe stronger and calling the entire game?

During my first camp, I asked a question and a college official told me possibly the worst piece of advice that I ever heard. I have since come to learn that he's a relic on the board of college officials. If you're L and there's nobody in your primary, you aren't expected to call anything - "don't look outside your area" was a direct quote. Pretty pathetic if you ask me.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by grunewar

This is an interesting discussion for me for this reason - On several occasions evaluators have said to me or others - "You/your partner are calling the entire game" or "Do you/your partner realize you made the last six calls or called the last four fouls?" "I need you to go get one." or "I need you to get a call."

While I understand the points made - hey, if it ain't happening in your area tonight, it ain't happening. Any thoughts on the above school of thought of not wanting/giving the perception that one official is maybe stronger and calling the entire game?

Several years ago, when I was fairly new, I was partnered with one of our highly respected officials on a high level Girls V game.

I think I blew my whistle maybe twice in the whole first half, while he was calling things left and right, all legitimate calls.

I'm frustrated at halftime, thinking I'm missing things, but he tells me that everything is OK, there is just not anything going on in my area. He even compliments me on a couple of "no calls".

The lesson I took from that game is that officiating is as much about knowing when not to blow your whistle as when to blow it.