obs. or int?

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Originally posted by Andy
You need to make an immediate determination when you see the contact. Interference is an immediate dead ball. There is no "wait and see what happens" with interference.

I definitely agree with you on this. Adding a little to it, I used to rush my interference calls. Remember that it is an immediate dead ball and should be called "immediately". However, just like the bang-bang play at first, or a tag play at home, I find it is a good mechanic to give a hesitation before the call to make sure what you think you saw is what you really saw. If I kill the play immediately and then in that instance when I am yelling "DEAD BALL" realize that it was actually obstruction that I just saw, I cannot un-kill the play. Obstruction or interference, I initially just point at the play, saying nothing. When I am sure, I then extend the left arm with "That's obstruction", or hands over head with "Time; that's interference."