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All my camps were 3-whistle, so working 2-whistle tonight reminded me of something else that I learned this summer from Art McDonald. When working 2-whistle, the new Lead is responsible for the near sideline during transition. Hence, the technique of looking back over your shoulder while running upcourt. You have to officiate the OOB on your sideline, and split your attention so that you can watch any players that are advancing upcourt ahead of the ball.
In a 3-whistle game, the Lead is NOT responsible for the OOB call on the near sideline. (It's the T's call.) So there's no need for the new Lead to split his/her attention away from the players who are matching up as they come upcourt.
That "looking back over the shoulder" is unnecessary. Focus on the matchups coming to your post, let the Trail do his/her job on the OOB. It's actually a hard habit to break.
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Any NCAA rules and interpretations in this post are relevant for men's games only!
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