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Originally Posted by Cole4088
Well, I've been studying rotations A LOT before I even hit the court. I asked the other officials what they thought and they said I only missed one rotation. Coaches- Man, at the varsity level I feel they just talk to hear themselves. First interaction was- *Girl uses her body to push a girl towards out of bounds* I get the foul goto report, report. Coach calls me over and says 'Did she push her with her body?' I just look at him dumbfounded and say 'Yeah' and he says 'Ok' and walks away. I had a few similar plays like that. Honestly it was a smooth game. I was caught out of position a few times but not noticeable by anyone but me and my partners. Dummy move of the whole thing was on the jump ball I was supposed to be table side chopping the clock... Well I was opposite block just standing there. My only criticism from the other guys- Have more confidence with my out of bounds calls ( More firm mechanics and looking sure) and body language. They said at times I looked slouched and not standing tall. Game was tied at half and ended up being a 10 point game in the end. Mayyybbbeee 50 people in the stands so not much pressure there.
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Great! Just remember most coaches just want to be heard, or have the play explained to them as they may have seen it. Try not to use that "dumbfounded look" too often, there will be coaches who will get pissed about that.
The key when transitioning from 2 to 3 person and not missing rotations is to remember to look off-ball as Trail when the ball get further away from you. When you turn your head and look off-ball you will be able to see whether the Lead is going across or not. Typically Lead will not miss a rotation, and C has a good look at the Lead coming over or not.