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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by McMac

I called one bad foul early in the first, could not shake and never got in sync with the game.

I had a bad non-call early in an early season boys varsity game. I'm trail, standing right in front of home coach. Visiting player gets an offensive rebound near the block on my side of the lane. My partner is now on the weak side, I know that he has to look through players to make a call, so I take a step toward the basket to get a better look at any possible fouls. No illegal contact, but, with my peripheral vision, I get a half-a-look at some "odd" footwork by the visitor player, I wasn't sure that he traveled, so I didn't make the call, and the visitor player made the putback "bunny". The home coach had the same look as me, and yelled, "Travel". Didn't swear. Didn't incite the crowd. No technical foul. I immediately knew that I had missed the travel. I was too close to get a good look at the player's feet. I've regretted that non-call all season long. I know that it doesn't seem like a big deal, but it just sticks in my mind, and as McMac stated, "(I) could not shake (it) and never got in sync with the game".