What if I know my call is wrong?

[Terrapins Fan]

It happens to the best of us, I mean, them...

Suck it up, it won't be the last bad call, just try to limit them.

[wyo96]

Similar to zebra, I have said "You may be right coach, I am not real proud of that call" You only get to say that once a game, but it can be useful to defuse a situation.

Either way, you have to clear your head and get the next call right because until the final horn there is always another situation to judge and call/no call.

[JetMetFan]

You know why you took (a little) chewing from the coach? He probably saw the look on your face and knew you realized you kicked the call.

As was said earlier, it won't be the last time you do it and we've all done it. Give your mea culpa to the coach and move on. The worst thing you could do is let that one call affect you for the rest of that quarter or the rest of the game.

But...don't compound the mistake later on by either calling something that isn't there on the other team or by passing on one against the kid who received the "phantom" foul. Two wrongs don't make a right.

[ref3808]

My daughter is a D3 College HC. Earlier this season she told me that when she questioned an official about a call she strongly disagreed with his response was "well it may not have been my best call of the day". She nodded her head and that was the end of it. That, or something like that, will satisfy most head coaches.

[Indianaref]

As others have said, most coaches like honesty instead of a line of BS. Most times when I have admitted to a coach a bad call, usually get a slap on the butt. One thing that helped me early on was when I'm in the lead postion is to center your weight on your heals, it keeps you more patient, which leads to a more patient whistle. A late whistle is always better than a quick one.