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Message: [QUOTE="KnightBridgeAZ, post: 2022145, member: 591"] Lost in this discussion - refs want to get it right. They have fans, coaches and players telling them what they "should" have seen. They have pre-game prep that has given them the tendencies of the team and influences (to some degree) what they do see. They have their own quirks, formed of those years of evaluations, that affect how they call a game. For example, some refs are willing to put up with more contact than others. And both think they are adhering exactly to the rules. Also, and I read a discussion about this by Lisa Mattingly, sometimes you err and you just can't do anything about it. She discussed a game where she called something just before the game was over. In hindsight (review) she should have swallowed her whistle, and it did affect how the game came out. But she thought she saw what she thought she saw, and knew immediately after she whistled that it was a bit "gray" but it is too late then. Refs cannot appear wishy-washy about their calls (which is different from wanting help in certain situations). [/QUOTE]