when/how to show humility
Nosed into this way too late in another thread and didn't elicit anything, so thought I'd pose it up front here for input.
The scenario was I kicked a call on a BC violation (A1 recovers poked away dribble by dribbling it herself on division line. Coach: "That's back court!" Me: "Coach, it was poked away." Play on. But uneasy feeling that I kicked it, later verified.)
It's a coach (FR girls) I respect and whose game I will have again soon. Is there any value in bringing it up as, say, small talk alone before the next game, acknowledging such a mistake? It was no big blow-up but it sure didn't do much on the credibility meter, I'm sure.
Don't get me wrong--I'm not looking over my shoulder, worried what everyone things about every (or any) call. This wouldn't be about getting coaches, players or fans to like me as an official -- there were probably judgment calls that got hotter responses during that game, none of which I would ever bring up again.
Vets have to realize it's tough for newer officials to gauge how to handle some of these things so thought I'd toss it to the collective brain trust here. When is it worth it to show up with hat in hand, and how?
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