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Originally posted by ronny mulkey
Rut,
Is there one, and only one, mechanic philosophy on crashes to the basket? Can you share your understanding of the primaries on dribbles to the basket? On passes to the basket? Secondary defenders?
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There is no magic bullet. There is no clear way to tell you how to avoid this situation. The more experienced you are, the more you understand the mechanics, and the easier it is to completely avoid this from happening. I do not go into a lecture during pregames to avoid this call. Usually all I say is let the Center official take the ball to the basket and whoever calls the foul, resort to the primary of the official who made the call. It does not mean you will not have double whistles. But if you know an official had the play all the way, it is very easy to hold off on the whistle and let them make the call. If you see something that is on the border of your primary, you might want to wait a few seconds before signaling. The more you work, the more you understand about the mechanics and when you might have a double whistle.
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Originally posted by ronny mulkey
When you have those outlined, can you explain how you get your partners to recognize when the play is not in their primary on wham bam plays that are 1 inch outside of their primaries? We have gone in at halftime and have had 3 different opinions on where the play originated and the spot of the crash. And, when reviewed on tape, none of us were correct on both.
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No Ron. If you have 3 different opinions, someone is not watching off ball coverage. Ron, this is really not that big of a deal. You seem to think that this is a major problem. I have been working 3 Person for 9 years and I have had only one blarge in that period of time during the regular season. I had one happen during the summer but one of my partners was ball watching and not looking off ball. You have to trust your partner on the floor.
Peace