Mis Q

bob jenkins · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 28, 2011, 08:24am

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Originally Posted by johnsonboys03

Yes I do the same. But this time with me pointing and then him pointing the other direction led me to think I did something wrong. I think by what I'm gathering is I could have been vocal on top of the point to offer him the help. It just looks bad when officials point in two different directions. Hmmm maybe I just hesitated on my help a split second to long and he just guessed a direction while I was pointing???

He's asking for help (although he could /should have verbalized it). That means he's basically turning the call over to you. So -- what would you do if this was your call? Would you make a little point? Head the other way? Nod your head in the correct direction? Or give a crisp, arm extended point with a verbal "white" (or whatever)?

Do the same thing here.

Rich · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 28, 2011, 08:30am

Another blasphemous moment here:

It would likely be a cold day in hell before we go with an AP on a play like this. I'm putting all the pieces of what I saw together and making the best call I can based on the evidence UNLESS I see absolutely nothing.

I filled in for the fourth quarter of a JV game the other day and my partner did a great job except for the ball that got knocked out of bounds where he went straight to an alternating possession. Didn't ask me for help, didn't hesitate, just put two thumbs in the air. At the time, the score was 65-19. If it was that close and he was that unsure, he could've found a way to give the possession to the team down by 46 points with 3 minutes left in the game (or he could've asked me for help) instead of coming up with a call that nobody expected.

mbyron · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 28, 2011, 08:36am

It's 'miscue'.

doubleringer · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 28, 2011, 11:39am

If he's not sure, he can hit his whistle, put his hand up, kill the play and yell "help". This comes up every now and again in 3 person, why not in 2?

Rich · #5 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 28, 2011, 12:07pm

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Originally Posted by doubleringer

If he's not sure, he can hit his whistle, put his hand up, kill the play and yell "help". This comes up every now and again in 3 person, why not in 2?

It happens more in 3-person, in my experience.