[ChuckElias]

I think it's going to depend on the play. If I can get to the endline in time to officiate the play, that's what I'm going to do. But if I can't, then it makes no sense to stay straight-lined (or "stacked") all the way to the endline, just so I can say I was there.

At camp over the last couple of summers, we've been told to pinch down a little as the Trail in the frontcourt and expect to get beat a couple times a game -- and that's ok. Personally, I hate to get beat, but it happens occasionally.

I will say that you probably should get beat a lot less frequently in a 3-whistle game than in a 2-whistle game. In my opinion, anyway.