game management vs. play calling

Oz Referee · #21 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 16, 2002, 11:06pm

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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

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Originally posted by Oz Referee
If you had to pick just one, I would go for a btter play caller (obviously a good referee is balanaced in oth - they are not mutually exclusive).

Here is my reasoning:

Say your "Play Caller" get 99% of the calls right, and has huge game management problems, while your "Game Manager" can manage the game, but only gets, say, 65% of the calls (or no calls) right.

When the play caller kicks a call (1%) there will probably be a game management issue arising. If need be his (or her) partners, referees supervisor or even players/coaches can help out with game management.

On the other hand, when the "Game Manager" kicks a call - there is nobody that can resuce the referee.

In a nutshell, game management can be helped by others - only the referee watching the play can make the call.

YES!! YES!! YES!! I could not have said it better myself. Great call Duane!!

Gee Mark...you agreed with me?? Maybe I should rethink my answer

(only kidding....)

I still say this is a bit of a no-brainer. It comes down to my point that you (as the "other" referee) can compensate if you are partnered with a ref that has poor game management skills - there is not much you can do to make up for a ref that is not making the right calls....

But hey - that's just my personal opinion, I (unlike some here) have no problem with people disagreeing with me - that is the essence of discussion, voicing, and listening to, different opinions.