No excuse for the C NOT to give you a direction whether he/she knows for sure or not. This is simple game management. Using the A/P in this case shows the crowd that the officials are not watching the game.
If the Lead looks up for help and does not get any, then he should show a direction and move on quickly. If a coach questions the delay, simply say that you wanted to make sure that the C did not see something differently.
I am sure that some of you may feel that the A/P is the right way to go, and by rule you are correct, but you do nothing more than open a can of worms using the A/P in this case.
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