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Originally Posted by Kansas Ref
Attended a ref clinic and heard a few surprising things:
1) One of the clinicians who specializes in "Two-Man" reffing told us/ advised us per the following: "...when you're in the L, don't be shy in closing down much closer when the ball goes into the low block post area opposite of the side that pertains to your primary coverage area." She suggested to us that although our PCA does not include the opposite side of the lane, we should close down closer in this area to get a better view of the matchup. Albeit, this is not the norm, she indicated that in today's NFHS level games, the players are so much better and offenses are so much more complex that it is easier of your partner in the T get 'stacked' and miss contact that occurs in post play.
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Closing down closer but staying non-ballside will still get you stacked on the post players opposite. What she should have done is prescribed to you the "Two Person Ballside Mechanic" as in 2.3.3 of the NFHS Officials Manual, part of which reads:
"When the majority of players and the ball are on the Trail’s side of the
floor, below the free-throw line extended, the Lead should close-down
toward the near lane line and may move laterally to ball-side."
Quite similar to what the L would do in 3-person.
That's the solution for the problem cited.