I attended the "Between the Lines" camp this past weekend and, as usual, received much benefit. The setting is high school varsity boys tourney, 2-man mechanics, with college (mostly division III and II) referees in to evaluate and instruct the referees.
Two gyms are used, and in the main gym the game is video taped, with the evaluator wearing a wireless mic, talking you through the game. (He may be in the stands, standing at the end of the court, or wherever.) This allows him or her to comment on what position they would be in given your immediate game situation, how they see the calls (good pass, good call, or you've got to get that one). During half time and timeouts they consult with you for immediate feedback (versus taped comments). Throughout the Fri-Sun format, every ref is taped for at least 4 half-games. (The camera and evaluator focus on each ref for half the game; you take home your tape for review throughout the year.) After each game the evaluator reviews key sequences (or problems) from the video with the 2 referees back in the class room.
In the second gym there are generally 3 referees, with two on the court at a time. The ref's use "hockey-substitution" for 2 on the court and 1 getting pretty quick feedback at the sideline.
For me (and a bunch of us), a major focus of the weekend was on crossing over the key as lead: when, how, to where, how long, and how this affects court coverage by both officials (since you're both on the same side now). The goal, of course, is to really clean up the post play without missing anything else.
I'll try to post some interesting "problems" we had, and after some discussion occurs, what "resolution" we were taught.
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