Blarge administration

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You were doing fine until the red high-lighted statement. There is still no guarantee under Wimmens rules that you ARE going to get the call CORRECT. All you are doing is agreeing on the call, correct or not. It's a problem under ALL rulesets with double whistles. The only person that really knows whether the call is correct or not is maybe someone who is evaluating the game. And even then, that conclusion is subjective.

Oh, I absolutely agree. I wasn't trying to point out that the NCAA-W is the only way of getting the call correct, I was simply pointing out that the procedure is consistent with any other double-whistle procedure. Of course, the main intent is to get the call right when two officials disagree, or have conflicting calls. In the case of getting together and coming out with one call, of course it doesn't guarantee the call will be correct, but the odds are certainly improved. In the case of the NFHS "blarge" call, you will always charge one foul incorrectly, so there's a 100% incorrect rate.

I understand it appeases coaches and players to some extent, but where I disagree with the ruling is you're charging one player and team with a foul that didn't commit a foul, simply because the officials didn't do their job correctly. If offiicals follow the correct mechaincs, this should never happen. But when it does, their hands are tied when it comes to how it can be fixed - one team definitely gets screwed, rather than the chance of getting the call right.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

In the case of the NFHS "blarge" call, you will always charge one foul incorrectly, so there's a 100% incorrect rate.

So you think a 200% error rate 50% of the time is better??

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I understand it appeases coaches and players to some extent, but where I disagree with the ruling is you're charging one player and team with a foul that didn't commit a foul, simply because the officials didn't do their job correctly. If offiicals follow the correct mechaincs, this should never happen.

Following the correct mechanics only avoids displaying the discrepancy. It doesn't ensure the call is correct when two officials have differing opinions on a play but they held thier whistle and/or signal.

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

But when it does, their hands are tied when it comes to how it can be fixed - one team definitely gets screwed, rather than the chance of getting the call right.

or the chance of getting it doubly wrong.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

So you think a 200% error rate 50% of the time is better??

Following the correct mechanics only avoids displaying the discrepancy. It doesn't ensure the call is correct when two officials have differing opinions on a play but they held thier whistle and/or signal.


or the chance of getting it doubly wrong.

Huh? Don't you know 67.3% of all statistics are made up?

Camron, I'm not even sure what we're arguing about any more. My position is simply that I don't like the NFHS procedure on the blarge, because it guarantees one player will be charged with a foul that did not commit a foul, simply because the officials did not follow correct mechanics, rather than following the mechanics used in any other double-whistle situation. Two officials getting together after a double-whistle may not guarantee the correct call is made, but it certainly increases the odds. Reporting both fouls in a blarge, however, does guarantee an incorrect call is made every time. That's the part I don't like.

The best way to avoid it is to follow the proper mechanics and don't have a preliminary signal on a double-whistle, and we will never have this discussion when we work together.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

My position is simply that I don't like the NFHS procedure on the blarge, because it guarantees one player will be charged with a foul that did not commit a foul, simply because the officials did not follow correct mechanics, rather than following the mechanics used in any other double-whistle situation. Two officials getting together after a double-whistle may not guarantee the correct call is made, but it certainly increases the odds. Reporting both fouls in a blarge, however, does guarantee an incorrect call is made every time. That's the part I don't like.

And for the record, my position is that we should use the procedure set out in the rule set of the level we're doing. That way we WILL be calling the play the way that the rulesmakers want us to. And whether we personally like or dislike that applicable procedure shouldn't be a factor either.

Blarges happen to the best of us..at all levels. And when they happen, just deal with them the way that you're trained to.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

And for the record, my position is that we should use the procedure set out in the rule set of the level we're doing. That way we WILL be calling the play the way that the rulesmakers want us to. And whether we personally like or dislike that applicable procedure shouldn't be a factor either.

Blarges happen to the best of us..at all levels. And when they happen, just deal with them the way that you're trained to.

And, for the record, I agree we should call according to the applicable rules.

Also, for the record, I will be the one grumbling under my breath as I report both fouls in that instance.

[rockyroad]

I watched a crew last year have a blarge and not even know it until they table started blowing the horn to get them over there.

Girl's Varsity - very close game. Late third qtr., H player drives from C's primary, and secondary defender steps in - BAM! C and L both blow whistles at the same time. C signals block and L signals PC. C turns around and reports his block while L is making sure everyone gets up ok from the pile. Then L jogs out and reports his PC. Table sits there for about 5 seconds looking really confused and then clock operator starts blowing the horn.

Get the whole crew over there...they discuss, and administer everything correctly. But man, did they look bad in the process. In the locker room after the game they walked in and the first words out of the R's mouth were "What the he!! happened on that play?"

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

And, for the record, I agree we should call according to the applicable rules.

Agree.

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Also, for the record, I will be the one grumbling under my breath as I report both fouls in that instance.

And you would be happier yielding to your partner who called a charge when you KNOW that the defender slid in after the shooter was airborne but your partner couldn't see that from his/her angle?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

And you would be happier yielding to your partner who called a charge when you KNOW that the defender slid in after the shooter was airborne but your partner couldn't see that from his/her angle?

Who said I would do that?