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Done correctly with three quality officials, there is no question that the 3-man officiating system provides a better service than 2-man. However, there are definitely some problems with 3-man at the HS level.
1. Officials with lack of experience in the 3-man system.
2. Not enough quality officials to fill the extra slots.
3. Officials who treat it as lazy 2-man.
4. The inclusion of overweight and/or elderly officials who could not cover the court in 2-man.
5. Officials who don't understand the theory of the system and don't watch what they are supposed to be. This causes out of PCA whistles, unnecessary double whistles, and missed plays off-ball.
6. Officials who don't understand when and why to rotate.
Some of these issues will get handled through time as officials work in the system and get more familiar with it. Others cannot be fixed without significant training and people willing to listen to and follow that training. One issue above is beyond the control of any group and is totally up to the individual officials to address.
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