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Originally posted by Kelvin green
Now I am going to add my two cents and tell Juulie that she was 100% correct in making that call. It is true that it was not her sideline but ball was in her primary. Where I officiate trail has first shot at OOB call above FT Line extended... Heres why Trail has ball Lead has off ball
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Kelvin, just my opinion, of course, but I disagree. I don't like having the Trail blow the whistle in this situation unless the Lead obviously doesn't have it. I understand the rationale, and it's a good one! The Lead is supposed to be officiating off the ball! But I would prefer to have the Lead whistle the call and look for help if s/he needs it, simply b/c that's the way it's "supposed" to be done. If the mechanics manual gets changed, I wouldn't have a real problem with it; but unless both officials are used to Trail having that whistle, I'd rather go by the book. In my pre-game, the only exception I make to this is if there is a high trap and heavy pressure on the ball. Then it's very likely that the Lead will be screened from seeing the ball hit the line, and so it makes even more sense to have the Trail whistle it. But in any case, the real problem in Juulie's situation was not that she was the one who blew the whistle; it was that she blew the whistle a little too soon.
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Second, If you dont see ball and ask partner for help.. Partner should not shake his head- Partner should go up with it... Its quick and immediate and tells everybody neither one of you have it...
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I really don't like this, Kelvin, b/c sometimes I will look to my partner to see if there was a partial block or tip. I know that the shot was an airball and went straight OOB, for example. But b/c the shot came from out of my primary, I'm not sure if B1 got a finger on it. So I'm not looking for a call. I'm looking for confirmation. So I don't want the "thumbs up". If you can't give me confirmation, just tell me that, and
I'll go thumbs up. Just my preference, I guess.