Calling Like Your Partner

[mick]

Originally posted by rockyroad
So getting back to the original topic - are there things any of us do or try in order to get partners "on the same page"???? One of the things I have tried - with varying degrees of success (usually dependent on partner's experience level) is to simply ask questions during a time-out..."Hey partner, what are you seeing in the paint? Am I missing something in there?" Or "Hey, I'm really uncomfortable with the amount of contact in the paint. Are you feeling the same way?" Sometimes all it takes is getting the other official to realize there is a concern, and then they step it up...any other ideas out there???

Yeah, dj,
During dead ball time we do those those things.

And something like, "The coach has been asking us to":

"...look for handchecking."
"...watch the grabbing."
"...call more traveling."
"...look for over-the-backs."

Also,
"I didn't see your fist. I didn't know what you had."
"Could you help me with a direction so I know where to go?"
"What did you see over there?"

With regular partners, it's much different. Sometimes a joke, a pretty face, ...most times nothing.

mick