Hustling versus Hurrying

[NorCalRef12]

In the situation you described, I think the WH was just worried about you getting tired out. But if you can run to get the ball and still be good to go, by all means hustle back there to get it.

There is a difference between hustling and hurrying. Typically, new official's will hurry which only makes your vision bounce around and make things harder to see. For someone who hasn't played football for a while and is just getting into the game, it can seem like it is moving very fast. New official's think they need to speed up and get on top of the action in order to see everything. The opposite is actually true.

When you hurry, you are more concerned with where you are going than the action that you should be keying on. You should hustle to get in the correct position, but once you are there, slow down, stop if possible, and watch the play.

There is more to it than this, but this is the general idea.