Inbound pass hits referee OOB

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Dad

What?

What was unlcear?

When you stand in front of the play, you can't see as much in front of the play. It is sort of like staying on a close-down position as lead but covering a play in the corner (2-person, or 3-person but inside the arc). You can't see anything else but the corner and will not see when something else is coming that way (a screen, etc.) So, you move out to mirror the ball so that you have a good line for coverage of the ball but keeping your field of vision open to the rest of the court.

Moving onto the floor for a sideline throwin, while I have heard a few promoting it, only reduces how much of your field of vision is into the court and makes your primary sightline either looking OOB or not covering the thrower and the throwin plane.

By staying OOB you have a much better line of sight on both the throwin action AND the court at the same time. Why reduce the vision you have of the court?