[jritchie]

Originally posted by M&M Guy
In NCAA-W, the trail is still responsible for the sideline OOB call, even though it's the L's area of coverage. If the T doesn't see it because they're watching their area, or the post play, they can ask for help from the L, because the L would be on-ball in that case.

As far as confusion between T and L as to who's watching what, I haven't found that to be too much of a problem. The mechanic is for the L to "square up" to the play to show the T they now have on-ball, and that tells the T to cover the post play. For example, say the ball rotates to C's side and stays; C stays with the matchup. L rotates over, but continues to look in the paint and cover the post play, while the new T continues to watch on-ball. Once the L is ball-side, they will continue to watch post play if the old C/new T has a count or a drive. Once there is no immediate action, the L will "square up" to the play, which tells the T they now have off-ball action while the L has on-ball.

It sounds a little strange at first, but I guess like anything, once you get used to it, it's pretty straight forward and easy.

If L is watching ball outside and is squared up to it, T knows he/she has post play so i watching post...ball goes oob on sideline, you said it's T's call....how in the world would they know the ball went out first of all, and then who it went off of in the second place???? That just seems like it would be complicated... who should blow the whistle?? if it's T's line they should if they by chance see it out of their peripheral vision...it just seems a little harder than it should be to me!! But like you said it definitely sounds strange at first, would have to try it!!!