Stay out of my pond!

[refguy]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

It's tough to answer your situations because there are no absolutes or always in officiating. PCAs/diagrams are meant to serve as a guideline, but I'm learning that the main thing is about open looks.
Sometimes the official with the best open look isn't the one who should be making the call... we must decide whether going to get it or passing will help THE GAME.

Care to elaborate? You state that the main thing is to get an open look, and then follow up by saying whoever has the best look shouldn't make the call? Like maybe the C calling a rebound foul on weak side block when both L and T are stacked? Or C officiating the help side defender on a baseline drive in front of the Lead?
Players dictate where we should be looking - not the book. The book serves as a great starting point.

Originally Posted by refguy

Care to elaborate? You state that the main thing is to get an open look, and then follow up by saying whoever has the best look shouldn't make the call?

Did I say that??
"Sometimes the official with the best open look isn't the one who should be making the call"
It just depends...

Originally Posted by refguy

Like maybe the C calling a rebound foul on weak side block when both L and T are stacked?

I would hope the C is weak side in most cases and the L probably shouldn't be making that call anyway.

Originally Posted by refguy

Or C officiating the help side defender on a baseline drive in front of the Lead?

Great teamwork!

Originally Posted by refguy

Players dictate where we should be looking - not the book. The book serves as a great starting point.

We agree, but there are so many factors when determining if reaching out is worth it & then there is also the timing.

I believe if you reach, the whistle should be a little late, Give the official who is supposed to make the call an opportunity to make it. Maybe he/she was being patient on the contact.