[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by eg-italy

There's something that I don't understand: if, facing the baseline, team A's basket is at your right, you can't point to B's basket bringing your right arm across your chest, unless you turn facing the sideline.

Raise your right arm, pivot on your left foot slightly, and point to B's basket with the right arm; you'll still be facing the players. That's why (at least in two person crews, FIBA) we stay on the left side of the court, because the majority of people are right-handed and so the majority of direction signals can be done with the right arm without turning away from the court.

eg-italy:

Under FIBA rules, each team defends its own basket and shoots at its opponent's basket, i.e., Team A defends A's basket and shoots at Team B's basket, while Team B defends B's basket and shoots at Team A's basket. Under NFHS, NCAA Men's/Women's, and NBA/WNBA rules each team shoots at its own basket and shoots and its opponent's basket, i.e., Team A shoots at Team A's basket and defends Team B's basket, while Team B shoots at Team B's basket and defends Team A's basket. This is be definition under FIBA, NFHS, NCAA Men's/Women's, and NBA/WNBA rules codes. And the play being discussed was being played under NFHS rules.

Also, NFHS two-man mechanics, left-handed mechanics was done away with a number of years ago.

MTD, Sr.