[OmniSpiker]

KOACHnREF,
just like you said we don't remember the good refs who does their job well. Rare but I do remember when I see a ball that's in or out when a ref makes the wrong call, being a player or front row spectator, most often these are people who never seem to move their head. Simply it is because I was closer to the floor and saw the actual ground contact. Sometimes as a player, I'm the one screening the ref and line judge and all they can see is what's pretty much below my knees. I have seen an FIVB event where I clearly saw two bad in/out calls were made in one game after some close call ones. One ball was clearly in but was ruled out. One ball was prematurely called out, but made foot contact with player. Granted what I saw may in fact be inaccurate as maybe the play could've been ruled dead before that and I wasn't there to examine the reffing. I can feel the frustration of the players but they maintained their composure and were focused on the next play. I ask myself would the call been accurate if the line judge got lower? My regional ref doesn't believe so, but I do. I do believe there is a need to be as accurate as one can possibly be. My regional ref says, that in the event that you do make a bad call, stick with it and keep control of the game and move it forward. Winning team will forget you, losing team will hate you for the day.

In the case for outdoors when you have to deal with outdoor elements and watching for line movement as well as actual line contacts, kneeling down would be pretty much a required courtesy when you've got bodies sprawling or diving for balls. Rare as it may be, but for that one crucial moment, it's that one athletic attempt for play on the ball that really needs the full attention to validate the accuracy of the contact rather than an unsubstiated judgment call that wasn't observed. Sometimes the ball can be scooped from the ground. The philosophy will differ as some refs don't call illegal ball handling unless they clearly see it as oppose to others who call illegal ball handling because they don't like the technique used.

Personally if I had to play a ball aggressively down to the court boundary, it's comes with the territory of whether I'm gonna get an accurate call on it. Some players get over it, but it seems to plague my game when I'm unable to simply play against the other team as it's in my mind being re-played.