Officials' Authorthy (2.6)

[ILMalti]

Comments have been helpful and noted. thanks,

[Mark Padgett]

Had a situation on this topic come up twice in a recent HS girls spring league tournament game I worked. I was trail both times. A1 bent over to pick up the ball and her knee hit the court while she was holding it, then she immediately jumped up. A split second later, B1 tied her up. We had a double whistle because they had just crossed into my area from my partner's (two person). A1's back was toward my partner so he couldn't see the travel first, which I saw clearly both times. He signals jump and I signal travel.

He immediately waved off his call and we went with the travel. I thought it was because it happened first, but at halftime he said it was because he felt I was the "senior official" (I'm at least 100 years older than him). I went over protocol on situations like this and explained it didn't matter who was "senior" but who was correct. He got it.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I went over protocol on situations like this and explained it didn't matter who was "senior" but who was correct.

Well said.