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It's easy for the trail to pick this up when the ball goes out of bounds hard up high.
But what about when the ball is close to the sideline and the ball is tapped loose and it is either on or near but not on the division line. The trail has no prayer on this one.
As the lead, I try to be as wide as the ball, knowing I have sideline coverage. I work off ball, but know that the ball is near the side line. When there's pressure, I shift focus to take an out of bounds play if necessary, and keep my peripheral in the post. In this one situation, the on ball pressure takes priority over the off ball play in the post.
I know that Referee has recommended the FT line delineation for coverage, but my regular partners and I are definitely old school in this area. The only time I get involved as the trail is if the lead is unaware that the ball shot out of bounds, then I'll jump in with a whistle/signal.
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