Quote:
Originally Posted by eg-italy
With experience, the lead will know if the ball went in in the vast majority of cases, by taking a good position and a good angle.
Knowing if the ball went in while missing a push for position at rebound would be poor officiating.
|
Note eg-italy's quote of "vast majority of cases". I've been doing this for almost thirty years and, from the lead, I've missed the ball going in, or not going in, twice, because I was watching rebounding action.
Once I noted a flip of the net out of the corner of my eye, thought the ball went in and then out of bounds, after which I let the nonscoring team inbound the ball without me administering the throwin. Turns out the shot missed short, flipped the net, and went out of bounds.
Another time, the shot went out of bounds like a rocket, so I thought it had missed and went out of bounds. I blew the whistle and was about to administer the throwin when I discovered that the shot went in. This was the first game of the season, the nets were a year old and were really loose. The athletic director told me that the new nets were on his desk and he hadn't gotten around to putting them up yet.
In both cases, my partner, the trail, immediately bailed me out. It is the responsibility of the trail to watch the ball once it gets up near the basket. How else can he, or she, catch a goaltending, or basket interference violation, or "touchdown" a made three point shot from his, or her, primary?
Here, in our little corner of Connecticut, we've been taught to keep our eyes down as the lead. Watch for those rebounding pushes, grabs, and elbows. Trust your partner, the trail, to take care of business up near the basket.