![]() ![]() The principle of advantage disadvantage, or TPOAD, applies in many technical foul situations. Just like a coach or a player never plays a perfect game, officials miss calls. If we do our job, we put ourselves in the best position to make the correct call in every situation. One of the great things about lacrosse is that the scholastic season is still the most important. State and national championships are at stake. We make these calls in a split second on the field using our experience, judgment and vision to get them right.Ĭoming out of a long stretch of offseason tournaments, modified games and standards that are different than what’s expected in the spring, accountability becomes more of an issue for officials. ![]() Lacrosse officials don’t have that luxury. When you get a chance to look at the replay 100 times from 100 different angles, the call is easy. Marty Joyner is the manager of men’s officials development at USA Lacrosse and a veteran youth and high school referee.Įveryone has seen the controversial defensive holding call in the Super Bowl that ultimately made a difference at the end of the game. ![]() This article appears in the April edition of USA Lacrosse Magazine. ![]()
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