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Old Sun Jan 20, 2013, 02:50pm
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Calling out a fellow official? Advice needed.

Hello all. I need some advice on how to proceed following a very difficult game last night. The facts are the following

1) JV Boys Game
2) VERY physical game
3) 2 man crew
4) My partner and I called 36 fouls in the game. I called 31 of them, including 20 of the 21 in the second half.
5) Very close game thoughout. Final 2 point margin of victory

This was a very physical game from the start, with alot of off the ball picks. Both teams fought hard to set screens and fight through them and rough play in the post. My partner missed (in my opinion) several hard fouls throughout the half. The game was tinkering on getting "out of control" just before half time.

As referee, at halftime, I mentioned that we needed to establish control right from the start of the second half. During the 2nd half, the play was just as rough, and I did everything I could to try to get the game back under control. In the second half, both coaches (at different times) called me aside and asked me if my partner was going to do anything to help me out in the game. Both times I was diplomatic, and never acknowledged that my partner wasn't doing his job (I think all of us would do the same thing) Several comments from an increasingly beligerent crowd echoed those comments.

I reiterated to my partner at the end of the 3rd quarter and a timeout early in the 4th quarter, that we needed to get control. Admittedly I never said "I need you to start calling some fouls" directly, hoping he would infer what I meant. The game was out of control until the final whistle.

After the game, my partner left without meeting in the locker room. The AD of the losing school found me after the game, and calmly thanked me for doing everything I could, and mentioned he would be calling the league commissioner and assignor to report the horrible performance by my partner.

I have worked with this official once before just a couple of weeks prior. The game went staggeringly similar. I really have no interest in working with this official again. I appreciate some advice on the following:

1) Do I contact my assignor and request we don't work together? (It's important to note he is a veteran with 30 years experience and I'm just in my 4th year of HS ball, but 16 years experience overall).
2) Or do I let sleeping dogs lie as I am not assigned to work with him anymore and expect that the AD will be filling a report anyway?

Thanks for your help in advance, I have found this forum really helpful this year.
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