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The center official is always positioned across the court from the scorers' table working in the general area of the
free throw line extended. On rare occasions, when play dictates, work the trail position on the side of the court but resume
normal position as soon as possible. The trail official will always be on the same side of the court as the scorers' table and must
never be out of position on the fast break. A change must be made from trail position to lead position in an instant should a
quick turnover take place. The lead official should move along the entire end line working 4 to 6 feet off the line so that he or
she assumes the most advantageous position to cover any play.
Very bizarre!!!
But there's more than just that. The very first page has a diagram showing the officials positions for pregame warmup. It has the U1 and U2 reversed from the NFHS diagram on page 17 of the Officials Manual. So in LA the U1 watches the visiting team warmup. ???
Although, the text does say that the U1 should inspect the home team, so maybe just the diagram is incorrect.
Also,
"All officials always rotate according to rules and diagrams after each foul"
NFHS calls this dead ball change of positions a switch. Rotation is reserved for the live ball movement which those in LA do not do.
[Edited by Nevadaref on Nov 24th, 2004 at 01:58 AM]
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