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Originally posted by Jay R
I am curious as to how far do you go to the strong side? I have been taught to go as far as the edge of the restricted area on the strong side (Box 6).
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Jay, by "restricted area" I'm assuming you mean the three-second lane? I can't find what you're referring to by "Box 6", but if you look in the 2001-2003 NFHS Basketball Officials Manual, on page 25 there is a diagram. It's labeled Diagram 10 and it shows the proper positioning for when the Lead official moves ballside. They want you to go almost halfway between the lane line and the 3-point line. That way you look back into the paint (just like you would from your "normal" position). Don't stop when you get to the far lane line. Keep going.
If you were talking about the "restricted area" in the NBA-sense, then disregard everything I've just said, b/c I don't know anything about NBA 2-man mechanics.
Chuck