Correctable error was my fault

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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Agreed! I wanna know too.

Also, I was taught (Fed, not NCAA) to grab the number of the shooter for your partner. Because I officiate football, I have developed a certain skill for remembering numbers, I have now worked into my game to grab both the foulee and fouler.

In most cases, I even have time to listen what my P reports while watching the players. (Again, something from fb: we're taught that penalty application is a *crew* responsibility; so no matter what position I work, I confirm the penalty app in my head.) It's not hard to do, and it saves us an average of 3-4 times per season (P reported a wrong number or forgot).

It's a weakness of mine, more of reporting wrong number for foul. I find I'm easily distracted if something out of the ordinary happens which is the case in your sitch. We have Comcast game of the week here for high school and a recent game I watched a downstate official shoo the correct shooter off the line and put the wrong one up there. The proper shooter protested and was told to vamoose, other partners said nothing.

Obviously you're a good official to have risen to the college ranks, that's why you feel upset over the error. File it away, I'll bet you never let it happen again.