Well said!

thanks guys.

honestly, i say it before every game...that, "tonight i'm working on being better from C"
but it wasn't until i actually worked with a guy who was the epitome of the "well engaged C". that's when you can actually see it, and put practice to paint, noticing the calls he was making, etc... it was rather eye-opening to be honest. because as Lead, you can certainly appreciate a well engaged C, and he might even bail you out once or twice when you have those brain-freezes at Lead. (hey, it happens!)

and i think it can act as a pay-it-forward type deal....where the crew notices how well you did at C, and they make it a point to get better at C, and so on....

So was I. D1 people teach at high school camps.

I mostly like letting Lead have first crack but it kinda screwed me on a recent play I had: https://streamable.com/hck2. (Ignore the sound, the timing of the whistle is off)

In my opinion this should be Slot's play despite being semi-transition.

What do you mean screwed you?

Cuz I ended up having to call across two lines and guess on a play that definitely needed a whistle and Slot didn't get.

This is a perfect example, thanks for sharing. Primary defender with ball handler going to the basket.

Agreed. Luckily you had a strong partner at lead to bail you out. :D

Did you ask him why he didn't have a whistle? Just curious what he thought of the play.

To be honest, we have pretty much the same view as the C in this video and its pretty hard to tell how much contact if any happens on this play.

If you are guessing then you probably shouldn't have a whistle.

Nothing makes a crew better than a great C.

The C has great looks at illegal screen, rebounding action, and drives in the paint. As the C you should get your share of calls in a game if you are active and are a good official. That's not to say you go looking for calls because sometimes you have a game where things just don't happen. For the most part, a good C will make the game better for everybody.

Unfortunately, not in my area.

The NF mechanics are only a guide. Many states do not even use this book at all. There are philosophies and practices that are used all over the place that are not written or discussed across the board. This might be one of them and often taught at camps or discussed between officials. This is not the first time and certainly will not be the last. This is especially the truth when it comes to who makes a call and where.

Peace

Yeah Slot in that clip didn't blow cuz it was a transition play and said Lead should get all transition plays. He also thought it was a secondary defender play and Lead should get all secondary defender plays.

I think we can all agree that this play was something -- certainly not a no-call with both players on the floor. So I had a delayed cadence whistle from Lead and came out with a charge based on my view of the defender being legal initially and moving obliquely to maintain that legal position. I think it's a block however and also think I should have come out much stronger.