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Originally posted by Nu1
For FED
Is the Lead always supposed to be ball side? Or is it the other way around?
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Not necessarily. Usually you'll be ball side if the ball has settle below the FT line. However, if there are 8 guys on the other side of the floor and you know the ball is going to that side, don't rotate and leave the C to officiate 8 players.
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When the ball does switch sides, is there some kind of system or thought process you use for knowing when to switch? Do you wait a few seconds to see if the ball's coming back, or do you just run back and forth and follow the ball?
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NO! You don't run. You walk briskly, keeping your eye on the player you should be officiating, not the ball.
Most offiicals are somewhere, halfway between the sideline and the FT lane, 4' off the end line if possible. When the ball swins to the top of the key, I close down toward the lane. If the ball continues to swing opposite and settles below the FT line, I only have to cross the width of the lane to flex over. Then I can manuever as needed once I'm on that side.
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And finally (I'm getting my money's worth), when the Lead does switch sides, is it correct to say that the Trail and Center are switching also? Trail becoming Center and Center becoming Trail?
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Yes. The old Trail, moving to C, should be the last one to rotate. It's okay to have two Trails for a few seconds bu you don't ever want to slots.