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I would have to agree with those who say rotate in this situation. JRut's argument is valid in the sense that he is saying there are 8 players on one side of the floor and if the lead were to rotate that would leave on official to referee those 8. Having said that, I believe the lead still needs to rotate. There are many what ifs in this situation, but I'd rather be strong side and ahead of any players that are coming strong side. We all know that the one thing that the players are all looking for is the ball. The players are going to go where the ball is or the side of the floor where the ball is. So why not get strong side before the players do? I do agree with JRut in the fact the cllege men's and women's is two different mechanic sets, but I disagree with his thoughts on the difference between college women's and highschool, especially high school girls. NF follows college womens very closely, so it would seem more realistic to follow their philosophy, which in this case would be, to rotate strong side. I can't think of a situation where the trail would have to retreat to referee a play that the lead shouldn't come across. Having said that we can always rotate back if we need to. I always want a to referee as lead from strong side.
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