I try and alternate sides, with a tendency to work over 2/3 of the time away from the benches, for reasons stated above. Also, before the game, I tell the coaches that I'm not going to see everything, but I'll do the best I can. If it's a rec game, I tell them that all inbounds in the backcourt below the free throw line due to a foul or violation will be inbounded at the free throw line. That helps a lot.
I usually don't go below the free throw line on either side, and generally wind up working at about the 3 point line most of the time the offense is setting up. Sometimes I notice a team will have a tendency to be "right or left handed" on offense, so I try to work that side.
Also - don't be afraid to call jumps if you really don't see who touched it last on OOB. Now, having said that, you will find that a lot of the time on an OOB, the proper team will just go over to inbound the ball while the other team gets set on defense, so that makes it easy to tell who should have the ball. Try to wait to see if that happens before you call a jump.
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