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Originally Posted by BillyMac
... the lead ... their opposite endline corner ... they were looking for a possible out of bounds on the endline.
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When I started more than four decades ago, NFHS mechanics had the trail (two person) responsible for their sideline, the division line, and the backcourt endline.
The lead had the frontcourt endline and their sideline all the way back into and including the backcourt.
Many years ago, the NFHS (and/or IAABO) changed boundary responsibilities on the lead's sideline: lead up to the free throw line extended, and trail free throw line extended to opposite sideline all the way back into and including the backcourt.
Made a lot of sense since it matched the primary coverage areas on that side of the court.
But IAABO never made any change on the front court endline, the entire endline was the lead's responsibility, despite the fact that the lead's endline opposite of their position was not in their primary coverage areas.
Never made any sense to me that if a player on that side of the court is one inch away from the endline and double dribbles, it's the trail's call, but if the same player touches the endline, it's the lead's call? (Rookie officials have problems with this all the time.)
If there are four eyes on the player with the ball in that position, who's watching the other nine players?
I wonder why IAABO never followed up and made
all boundary responsibilities the same as primary coverage areas.
As the lead, most of my requests for OOB help from my partner come on this opposite side of the endline.