Hi Jim, welcome to the board. Glad you found us. I can give you a few pointers, but they are based on NCAA men's mechanics. If you will be using NCAA women's mechanics, or if you are using NFHS mechanics or NBA mechanics, then my comments may not be correct.
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Originally posted by jtarantine
1. Basics of 3-man rotation
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99% of the time, the Lead official initiates the rotation. Lead will move to the opposite side of the floor when the ball settles on that side of the floor around the FT line extended or below. The old Center official steps back toward midcourt and becomes the Trail, while the old Trail official steps to the FT line extended and becomes the new Center official.
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking here. Anytime a foul is called, the calling official switches with the official that was opposite the table. If FTs are being shot, that means the calling official always becomes the Center official. The center official indicates the number of FTs, counts the 10-seconds for the FT and chops the clock if the last FT is unsuccessful. The Lead administers all FTs and then backs out of the FT lane to the table side of the floor.
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3. Who Chops (starts the clock)
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To start the game, the U1 (table side) chops the clock when the ball is legally tapped. On an unsuccessful FT, the Center official chops the clock. In all other situations, the official responsible for administering the throw-in chops the clock.
Tossing official (usually the R) stands at midcourt facing the table. U1 stands at the 28' line table-side and is responsible for jumpers and toss. U1 also chops clock. U2 stands at 28' line opposite the table and is responsible for all 8 non-jumpers.
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5. Beginning of half/quarter formation
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Tossing official (usually the R) administers the throw-in at midcourt, opposite the table, and will be the Trail official. The other officials go where the R tells them to.
Hope that helps!
Chuck