ref the defense

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rob1968

In a conversation last week, with a friend who does D1 Men, in several conferences, he addressed the subject in similar terms. And he added, "When the coach asks you what his player did wrong, that caused you to call a foul on him, you have to be able to answer very specifically; such as, he moved into the ball handler, or even though he was vertical, he brought his hands down, or he hit the opponent on the arm, etc."
If you can't explain the call easily, and specifically, there may be a problem with that call. And maybe the problem is that you were watching the offense, rather than officiating the defense.

That works better with college coaches. College coaches are more willing to hear what an official has to say when they ask a direct question. HS coaches like to debate things that often are not real rules. So it is true that giving the language is better and maybe even being specific, just pointing out that this is not a guarantee for better communication with a coach.

Peace