[ChuckElias]

Ron,

In a 2-whistle game, I go ball-side when either: 1) there are two big bodies banging in the strong-side low-post; or 2) when I feel an entry pass to the low post is imminent.

When I go ball-side, my partner and I stay focused on our primary areas. That means that the Trail still has the ball until it comes into the low post. I don't need body language to communicate this, b/c it's a major point of the pre-game.

I go back to my "normal" position when neither (1) nor (2) is true any longer. I try to keep it simple, b/c I don't want to be bouncing back and forth like a pinball.

In a 3-whistle game, I am much quicker to come ball-side, but that's a whole different thread.