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A quick whistle from the T here displays an extreme lack of trust in his partner (L).
Officials- When calling outside your PCA (Primary Coverage Area), remember the 3 “Be’s”.

1) Be Late
2) Be Right
3) Be Necessary

This is the L’s call all the way...
(1/9) https://twitter.com/deepdiveref/status/1354821543407177734

This looks to be 1st possession of Q3. Not only is this play deep in L’s PCA, but play is facing L, & away from T. Our Correct Call % drops DRASTICALLY when we call outside our own PCA.
As a crew, we need to let this play Start, Develop, & FINISH before making ruling.
(2/9)

IF there’s any contact on this play it’s minimal & did not effect shot. L has great angle to see this. Not only is T’s whistle here NOT a “crew saver” (early in 2nd half & unnecessary), but some would argue it’s a game interrupter. Let’s see this shot go in, and play on.
(3/9)

At expense of sounding redundant, we should process entire play before ruling. That way we RESPOND to play rather than REACT w/ quick whistle.
Last thing: If L had the whistle here, I’d believe there was illegal contact. But whistle from T here makes me question the call.
(4/9)

Example from game I worked recently:
I’m L in transition. Play coming to me, & I’m judging legality of secondary defenders the whole way. On this play, what did defender do wrong?
My answer: Nothing

But my T thought he did so he bailed out the out of control ball handler.
(5/9)

I had defender in a LGP (legal guarding position), which means “both feet on floor & torso facing opponent”. Def then retreats & jumps backward (legal) to absorb any contact, while ball handler falls trying to maneuver around Def.
My T “reacted” to the ball handler falling.
(6/9)

Also, it’s impossible for my T to have better angle than me, to rule on legality of defender. He made the call from 35+ feet away.
This is in no way a knock on my partner, but him making that call makes all coach’s/spectators lose confidence in me. This is my play.
(7/9)

If you haven’t read book “Verbal Judo” you should. Such great info in it, much of which can apply to officiating. One of the concepts is “Respond vs React”, which I mentioned above.
They say “When you React, the event controls you. When you Respond, you’re in control”.
(8/9)

Officials- Process the entire play, and respond to it. Be in control of each game situation, and don’t let awkward body movements or players falling to floor trick you into thinking something illegal happened & cause you to react. KNOW & don’t guess.
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