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Dan, a camp is where new mechanics begin to trickle down. One of the evaluators at a camp I've attended was mentioned on this board. I didn't say it in any bragging manner especially since I paid to go to these camps myself. What I was trying to get across is I have never heard the term squaring up when it comes to a play or players. I have heard the term squaring up when it comes to the Lead's position in relation to the end line. When it comes to plays/players I've heard terms like accept the play, open up to the play, get an angle on the play, don't get straight-lined, see daylight and others. I just want to make it clear to you that I would, by no means, try to big-time anyone by mentioning I've been to this camp or that camp. What is being avoided is the heart of the matter. If you can visualize moving across the paint and there is a play in your new primary. I say new because the Lead's primary changes once he/she is across the paint. The Trail is watching this play because it was in their primary before the lead came over. So, the Lead should have came over because of iminent post play or most of the players are on that side. Iminent post play - they are right in front of the Lead. What happens if the lead bypasses all of the players in between the old position to the play in the new trail which could be right inside the 3-point arc? Also, what happens if the lead watches all match ups on his/her way over and then squares up to the play? Vision has just been cut off! So, a response would be "but the lead moves out so they can still look into the paint." Exactly right. Movement on the endline by the lead is made to increase our field of vision. If we "squared up" on plays at the lead we wouldn't need to move, we could just move our bodies so we are "squared up." Why would you "square up" on a play at the lead and cut your field of vision off? The answer would be for me to move across while reffing in progressions across the paint. Once settled with a wide field of vision go to a matchup in "new" primary when there is a change in player control, meaning A1 passes to A2. This way if the Trail had the play from the start they can stay with it all the way like in 3-person. Once there is a change of player control the Trail can look weakside and the Lead can look in the "new" primary. Without squaring up on the play floor coverage is better because the field of vision is improved. This, or something like this, makes more sense to me.
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