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Originally posted by drothamel
At the Dale Kelley camp, they wanted us to go high in the C if the ball settled in front of us.
When I went to the D3 Supercamp, they instructed us that Hank Nichols himself has said he wants officials to go to the low side when the ball settles in front of the C.
It was quite a point of contention in both camps. Having done both, I choose go low. I'm not talking about a lot, just a step or two. The reason why is becuase the angle is better on the low side due to the angle of the players in relation to the basket. In the event that A1 drives towards the block to go to the basket, I can just take another step or two high to get a good angle on that play.
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It could be too late if you go low and then have to go high on a drive. I was also taught to go high or low depending on where the offensive player catches the ball around the arc. There will be times when one step low is appropriate but when a drive is happening you must get the proper angle to officiate the drive. That angle is NOT low in the majority of the plays that happen (never say never).
I would like to know what was taught about walking into the drive and pinching the paint. Closing down is a must all th e time but when plays occur being too close to plays at the lead cuts off vision. Again, we can never say never but a wider angle is often the best place to be for the best look at plays.
This is the sort of discussion I like because there really isn't something that is always right or wrong. Learning something that puts us one step in any direction whether a two or three person game could open up plays in a major way!