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Originally posted by BktBallRef
You don't run. You walk briskly, keeping your eye on the player you should be officiating, not the ball.
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I'm going to disagree very slightly. I would say that you rotate at whatever speed you need to in order to get to your new position before the entry pass is made to the post. If the entry pass is imminent, then you run if necessary. What you don't want to happen is to be halfway across the lane as the big guy spins right into the defender's chest and you're straight-lined behind the defender. If the ball has settled high enough that you have time to walk briskly then that's what you do. But if you need to get there quicker, then that's what you do. JMO.
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Originally posted by Nu1
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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This is a technical point, so I apologize in advance, but no, that's not correct to say. Changing positions during live ball play based on the position of the ball is called rotation. Switching -- just like in 2-whistle -- is changing positions during a dead ball b/c a foul was called.
However, if you substitute the word "rotating" where you wrote "switching", then you would be correct.
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Originally posted by Tony
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.
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Tony, what's the rationale for this statement? I've always been taught exactly the opposite. We want the C to stay put until the Lead has come all the way to his/her new position and "accepted the play". If the Trail moves to his/her new C spot, that's ok; but we don't want the old Center to abandon whatever action is causing the Lead to rotate. In essence, we're told "it's ok to have two Centers for a few seconds, but you don't ever want two Trails."
Any thoughts?