How do you call this

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Why do people seem to believe that when two officials have differing opinions about a play (legal/illegal), that the decision of the one who sounds the whistle must prevail? What makes that official correct?

Uh, rule 2-6

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Uh, rule 2-6

You are missing the point.
2-6 says nothing about the whistle making that official's decision correct. That provision can just as well be used to justify going with the covering official's decision that no violation occurred.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

You are missing the point?
2-6 says nothing about the whistle making that official's decision correct. That provision can just as well be used to justify going with the covering official's decision that no violation occurred.

Okay, if I play along, at best it is a tie. What are you gonna do, arm wrestle for it?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Okay, if I play along, at best it is a tie. What are you gonna do, arm wrestle for it?

Go with the mechanics and defer to the official with the PCA.

[Ignats75]

I know that this may shock some people, but I am 100% in Nevada's camp on this. We are coming together and after a brief discussion he is going to announce inadvertant whistle, or I am throwing him under the bus and I am announcing inadvertant whistle. Either way, POI at the Sideline nearest whereever B's teammate caught the ball.

That partner has no business doing BV if he is making calls like that intentionally. If its a brain fart, which we've all had, I'll withhold my judgement until he poaches into my PCA.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Ignats75

I know that this may shock some people, but I am 100% in Nevada's camp on this. We are coming together and after a brief discussion he is going to announce inadvertant whistle, or I am throwing him under the bus and I am announcing inadvertant whistle. Either way, POI at the Sideline nearest whereever B's teammate caught the ball.

And another career will then get stalled at the JV level......

Terrible, terrible, terrible advice. All you and Nevada are doing is making a bad situation worse.

I can understand any official making a bad call. Been there, done that. What I can't understand is one official deliberately throwing another official under the bus for making a bad call.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

And another career will then get stalled at the JV level......

Terrible, terrible, terrible advice. All you and Nevada are doing is making a bad situation worse.

I can understand any official making a bad call. Been there, done that. What I can't understand is one official deliberately throwing another official under the bus for making a bad call.

I agree. Correct or not, the calling official's call stands unless THEY choose to reverse it. If the non-calling official does anything more than STRONGLY suggest that they change it, they are the ones who will be the most wrong.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Go with the mechanics and defer to the official with the PCA.

PCA is a wonderful concept, but not one you will find in a rule book.