Rotation Mechanics-IAABO

[Bill_Moorman]

Hey all-

First year IAABO official, coming from two years of Federation. Had some scrimmages today, and did well, my only issue is rotations.

For all calls in your PCA, assuming ball stays in front court:

With 3 person mechanics, the way I understand rotations, is that if you are lead and call a foul, you report, and then go opposite table. The official opposite table goes to lead, and table side remains table side.

If you are Table side, you report, then go opposite table side, official opposite becomes lead, and former lead then goes table side.

If you are opposite table and call, you report, and then go back to your position, lead stays and table side stays.

Then when administering FTs, lead always is on the table side of the lane.

Am I understanding that correctly?

I have read through my IAABO manual, but I am not sure if I understand this correctly. I asked some vets today, and they further confused me, saying, "Well if you work with me...do this." I am trying to get a base understanding according to the IAABO mechanics.

Thanks in advance!

BM

[BillyMac]

Very few three person games here in all-IAABO Connecticut, but I'll give it a shot.

First, all dead ball movements of officials after a foul, while the foul is being reported, are referred to as switches, not rotations.

Rotations are movements by officials (often during a live ball) to gain better coverage, usually initiated by the lead moving across the lane, with trail and center rotating their positions (while staying on the same side of the court).

For switches as fouls are being reported, the official reporting the foul will always go opposite the table. If he originally came from opposite the table, he goes back there and nobody else switches.

If the calling and reporting official came from the lead, the official opposite the table before the foul switches to the new lead. Third official stays put.

If the calling and reporting official came from the table side center, or trail, the official opposite the table before the foul switches to the table side. Third official stays put.

If you're not the reporting official, and you're opposite the table as trail or center, just think, I have to make room for the reporting official to rotate into my position, where did he come from because I have to replace him.

As usual, check your local listings.

Keep in mind that this is coming from a person who has worked fewer than a half dozen three person games in thirty-seven years, so take it with a grain of salt.