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Originally Posted by Ron Giacoma
I would suggest a step down (toward the basket) on all field goal attempts. This is something I learned to do at our officiating camps. We sometimes think we are doing all the right things until the video tape is analyzed and we can see ourselves (not stepping down). It becomes much easier to see the action at the basket and all around it when getting closer from the Trail position. My "old" habit was to start going the other way.
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Yes and no...yes it's a good thing to do, but no it would not have helped in this situation because closer means a tighter view, especially in a girls game since the focus isn't at the rim, so it would actually be harder to watch rebound action and see the basket from a closer spot.
