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Originally posted by Rich
I like to regale youngsters (since I "look" pretty young myself) of the days when we had to cross over as the trail official during a live ball so we could get back in "the Cadillac."
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This wasn't even really all that long ago. I started working HS ball in '93 and that was still the mechanic. I think it changed in '95.
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Originally posted by Corndog89
Rich...what do you mean "to cross over as trail to get back in the cadillac"?
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It means that the Lead was "supposed" to always be to the right of the backboard, as you faced it. But you still had to box in the players at the beginning of every play. So if the ball went OOB somewhere that required the Lead to be on the "wrong" side of the lane, you would box in the play to start and then
during the play each official would move back to his/her "normal" position. This would occasionally force the Trail to move completely across the playing court during play.