Over and Back

[Marty Rogers]

Mick:

I wasn't advocating that we overrule/change our partner's calls. In fact, I would have to live with these calls as you have described in your post. I also was not implying that we are on the court refereeing to show off our rules knowledge. No matter how dismal things are going, I would never show-up or embarass my partner, even though I feel like crawling into a hole.

My concern was with the attitude of being satisfied with a wrong ruling, as long as most people didn't know you blew the call. Perhaps the goals I set for myself are too high.
I want to know every rule. If I'm not sure, I look it up, and study it again and again. I want to follow every mechanic and procedure expected of me for a NFHS referee while officiating a HS game. When referees aren't striving equally as hard do their best, it hurts the game for everyone involved.