At last year's Arizona Interscholastic Association Basketball Referee "Tip Off" meeting the Commissioner of Officials quoted a study done by some group that evaluated Referee calls over a full season.
The conclusion was that Referees are CORRECT on 94% of their calls!!
And then he noted, "But it's those 6% of the calls we get wrong that get Refs in trouble!!"
Coaches, Fans Players & Parents can and do ALL forgive players who make mistakes, "That's OK. Shake it Off," they will holler after a botched play.
But they ALL expect the Refs to be correct, from THEIR perspective, on EVERY play.
Refs would like to be correct 100% of the time.
In almost any other situation 94% would be considered great.
But not when one of the 6% missed calls is a game decider that goes against a team....
"Shooting Two" by Phil Warren via Flickr
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