Fair Catch or Not

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Originally Posted by NorCalRef12

And make sure you give the defense the benefit of the doubt if the R player looks like he's trying to run. The important thing is to get on the whistle as soon as R gains possession to stop any of the nonsense.

A word of caution...don't be too quick to blow the whistle. I did this once on a short free kick and the ball went through the hands of the receiver and was covered by K. One of my two IWs. Make sure R makes the catch but blow it as quickly as possible after that!