TO request when you have no timeouts

[La Rikardo]

Originally Posted by deecee

Don't think you are here to bash but the fact remains, the only T if you busted the rule book out at that spot would have been on you. In the end the lack of knowledge or skill on an official's part applies to both teams equally. It may just appear that you got the short end of the stick, but the size of the stick is relative.

I think this is important to remember in any sport at any level. An imperfection on the part of an official might make during a game is as likely to help one team as it is to hurt them. Officiating is like weather (in outdoor sports) or the condition of the playing surface -- it's a random element in the game that the participants can't control. We as officials work hard to make that element as consistent and as fair as possible, but that will certainly vary with the skill and experience of the official.