Am I gettin old or is it something else????

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by just another ref

It may be obvious to everyone else, but I really don't know just what you mean by this. Could you explain?

It means that you know there is a foul/violation there without seeing it. It comes with doing many many games at the level that the game is. It often has to do with personalities (knowing how certain players play).

Another example: a local guy (FIBA certified) and I are doing a college pre-season game. He comes up with a foul, only to "upgrade" it to an INT about 1.5 seconds later. Turns out B1 hit A1 pretty good, and knocked a tooth out. My P was L in transition and was straightlined.