i've played in a lot and it really depends on who is playing..if you got older guys that like to post up a lot and get rough underneath, then you might want to be the lead...if you have some younger kids that will do a lot more dribbling and shooting threes and one on one stuff, then maybe better as trail....i think it just depends on the players playing...move around and see which way you like it better...sure would be easier to see shooters getting fouled or not from the trail... just my opinion... all i know is the 3 on 3's i've played in get pretty rough...but if it's good money...it's worth it..