Official Down!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Dad

Now I have to look up this Cadillac thing. It sounds ridiculous.

My guess is that they appropriated that term from the days of the dodo bird.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaOp8vs317c

11:13 mark of this video is a perfect example of this.

39:33 is an inbounds in the "right" corner and the trail official immediately moves to the left. Unseen is the L, who started right and switched sides when the trail did.

[jpgc99]

Originally Posted by Rich

My guess is that they appropriated that term from the days of the dodo bird.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaOp8vs317c

11:13 mark of this video is a perfect example of this.

39:33 is an inbounds in the "right" corner and the trail official immediately moves to the left. Unseen is the L, who started right and switched sides when the trail did.

AT 11:13, why do the officials switch sides of the floor? Is the goal to always have the Trail on the ball side?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jpgc99

AT 11:13, why do the officials switch sides of the floor? Is the goal to always have the Trail on the ball side?

That's how things were done in 1987. The goal was to have the officials "go left" at the first convenient opportunity.

I enjoyed watching this, mainly cause this was my first year as a HS official.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Rich

That's how things were done in 1987. The goal was to have the officials "go left" at the first convenient opportunity.

I enjoyed watching this, mainly cause this was my first year as a HS official.

I also noticed the trail signaling the successful two-point goal at 39:47.

Then there's the collars.

[Adam]

And there it is, the trail administering the first free throw at 51:02.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Adam

I also noticed the trail signaling the successful two-point goal at 39:47.

Then there's the collars.

That's right. I remember when we were allowed to not signal the made baskets as the trail. Believe it or not, some officials were opposed to that.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by jpgc99

AT 11:13, why do the officials switch sides of the floor? Is the goal to always have the Trail on the ball side?

No. The goal is to always have the players on the officials right (I think -- it's been a long time)