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[stosh]

This past weekend, I was working with a guy in his 8th game and I saw a totally clean blocked shot, I mean no contact whatsoever, and lo and behold he comes in with a whistle and a fist up. It was obvious to everyone that there was no foul, so before he reported, I called him over to the side and told him what I had seen, and asked him to be honest, "was there any contact?" He was honest; I indicated "Inadvertant whistle" and we played the ball fromt the point of interuption. I hated "overuling" him, but I think it added to our credibility as a team.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by stosh

This past weekend, I was working with a guy in his 8th game and I saw a totally clean blocked shot, I mean no contact whatsoever, and lo and behold he comes in with a whistle and a fist up. It was obvious to everyone that there was no foul, so before he reported, I called him over to the side and told him what I had seen, and asked him to be honest, "was there any contact?" He was honest; I indicated "Inadvertant whistle" and we played the ball fromt the point of interuption. I hated "overuling" him, but I think it added to our credibility as a team.

Really? If I was a coach I'd be looking to you to overrule any call your partner made that I didn't like.

[Indianaref]

Originally Posted by stosh

This past weekend, I was working with a guy in his 8th game and I saw a totally clean blocked shot, I mean no contact whatsoever, and lo and behold he comes in with a whistle and a fist up. It was obvious to everyone that there was no foul, so before he reported, I called him over to the side and told him what I had seen, and asked him to be honest, "was there any contact?" He was honest; I indicated "Inadvertant whistle" and we played the ball fromt the point of interuption. I hated "overuling" him, but I think it added to our credibility as a team.

Credibility for who? Made you feel all puffed up. What about your partner? What about the coaches? Now coaches will expecting everything to be subject to correction. Maybe overrule on a violation but not a foul. Talk to your partner later about it.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Indianaref

Maybe overrule on a violation but not a foul.

Right, and the difference is that one involves incorrectly applying a rule (which is fixable), and the other involves mistaken judgment (which isn't).

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by stosh

I hated "overuling" him, but I think it added to our credibility as a team.

I hate to pile on but imo you not only destroyed your credibility as a team but you also opened a Pandora's Box for coaches to question any/all of your team's judgment calls.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by stosh

No contact whatsoever, and lo and behold he comes in with a whistle and a fist up. It was obvious to everyone that there was no foul, so before he reported, I called him over to the side and told him what I had seen, and asked him to be honest, "was there any contact?" He was honest; I indicated "Inadvertant whistle" and we played the ball fromt the point of interuption.

[Judtech]

It was the great philosopher Chevy Chase who stated in the movie "Fletch Lives!" : It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong, I am NOT a big man!"

Your partner may have been wrong with his call, you were DEF. wrong in your handling the situation. Just because he hadn't "reported" the fould, doesn't mean he had not "called" the foul. I am assuming his fist was up, and if he was on the ball had identified the shooter. Own the mistake and move on. Let your partner report the call and deal with those calls.
We have ALL made those. The last one I had there was about 2' between the shooter and the defender while I was in "C". Shooter double clutches and I blow my whistle. The coach asked me what I saw and I told him "Coach, I'm sure I have made worse calls than that one, but can't recall one off the top of my head. My bad, I'll get it right next time". Not something you want to say often, but helped the situation. And you can be DANG sure I was much more focused/patient the rest of the game!