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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
That's true for Men, but I'm not sure about Women.
In HS, I believe that the Lead does have the closely guarded count in his/her primary.
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In NCAA-W, the L would be responsible for the 5-second count in their primary, mainly because the L's primary extends out to the sideline.
I'm curious as to what other people do in HS as well. I've also been told by many veteran officials that the L never has that count. My question to them as always been, "If the ball is in your primary, then who is supposed to have the count? If the T, for example, has the count, then are you advocating two sets of eyes in your primary?" No one has been able to answer that, other than to say that it's never been an issue.
Granted, it is rarely an issue, given the coverage areas in HS. More often than not, the ball gets knocked away or passed out quickly if it's on the block or in the paint. But if I'm the R, I will mention in the pre-game that the L should have that count if it's in their primary.