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DownTown
The new mechanics are following the mechanics in a three person crew. The calling official goes table side. The reasoning behind it is it gives the coach an opportunity to get an explanation of any "questionable" calls fom the official who called it, thus eliminating the yelling across court etc. In actuality, we had the same concerns about putting the calling official next to the coaches, but in reality the T's given to coaches in these instances went down. It seems that a coach would rather talk to you then have to scream across a court to get your attention. It also puts a little onus on the official to be a professional and have the ability to explain any call he/she makes. Now having said that, we are anxious to see how the HS coaches react to this change. They seem to be a little more "passionate" then College coaches at times. As far as positioning, the lead will now be facing the table if you will. Same coverage as last year just switch sides. Trail being table side actually is pretty easy to hear TO requests, recognize subs, etc.
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