Pass and Crash

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Gutierrez7

Pass and Crash question: In a 2 person crew:
Which official calls the foul? Lead or Trail
Which official stays with the ball on the pass? Lead or Trail

Dribbler A1 is driving to team A’s basket in the lane:

1a) Begins a layup, however, while in the air, A1 decides to pass to:

1.a.1) A4 standing behind the 3pt arc in the “Lead Officials PCA”
1.a.2) A3 standing near the 3pt arc in the “Joint coverage area”

2a) Continues driving, however, A1 decides to pass to:

2.a.1) A4 standing behind the 3pt arc in the “Lead Officials PCA”
2.a.2) A3 standing near the 3pt arc in the “Joint coverage area”

Player A1 then dislodges Player B5, who has obtained Legal Guarding Position in the lane.

Each official must take the half of the play that is closer to them. If the pass is to the L's side of the court, the L must cover the pass and the T must stay with the crash. If the pass is to the trail's side of the court, the L takes the crash while the T covers the pass.

Any other way puts the official covering the pass in a tough spot where they may have to look through a lot of bodies to see the play.

As for a pass going back out to the "joint coverage area" at the 3pt arc on a pass/crash....I don't think I've seen it in over 20 years of officiating. The passes are almost exclusively to someone cutting along the endline or to someone in the corner....never back out to the top.

But if it did, I'd suggest that the trail should always be the one to cover that when there is any question who should be covering a play out there.