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I had a scrimmage and I was telling another official not to ave a 5-second count as lead (when ball is live) I know I am correct but I cna't find it in the manual anywhere. Can someone give me some direction on where to find it so I can pass it on. He was still unsure when I told him.
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I found in the 05-07 NFHS Officials Manual under "Court Coverage - Three Officials" makes reference to "The Center or Trail, who has a 5-second closely guarded count in the front court," (Pg 48).
Also, later in the same chapter, "All officials have the responsibilty to call plays they clearly see away fron their primary areas of responsibilty."
Most of our Association's senior officials say that lead should not be counting for closely guarded during three man mechanics.