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Originally posted by Grail
Strangely enough, my last 2 partners have both said "If you see it in my Primary, call it". I have responded to both, "If I see it I'll call it, but only if it's blatant and necessary. Otherwise, I shouldn't be looking there and I'd prefer if you would do the same."
I'm not one of those that gets really bent out of shape when someone makes calls in my area, but I do get upset when they make wrong calls in my area. A good example with the first of those partners was him calling a travel on a player who had just obtained a defensive rebound and had not even begun to move up court. I was the new Trail and the play was literally 5 feet in front of me and 40 feet from my partner. The girl couldn't have kept her pivot foot in place and better if it had been in cement. Like I said, if it's blatant call it, but this kind of call completely undermines the credibility of your partner.
Grail
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There are areas where you can call your partner's primary,like the lane when the player curls away from lead,
but unless it is a punch or an elbow we should NEVER make an across the court call in front of our partner.One it really makes our partner look bad;two it leaves too much of the court uncovered;three it is impossible to see the whole play from that distance,so you'll probably get it wrong.