Thread: Pass/Crash
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Old Wed Dec 03, 2008, 06:07pm
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Originally Posted by Scrapper1 View Post
In a 2-whistle game, I prefer to have the Lead take the ball and the Trail take the crash. But others will say that they prefer to have the ball dictate the coverage. IOW, if the ball goes toward the Lead's primary, then the Trail has the crash; if the ball is kicked opposite to the Trail's primary then the Lead stays with the crash.

As BNR said, it's important to pre-game this with your partner so you know that you're on the same page for the night.
That is how I prefer to do it.

Said another way...take the half of the pass/crass that is closer to you. This means that both parts of it will usually be covered well. In the aternate method, you can end up with a pass that is difficult for the lead to cover.
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