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Mechanics are mostly suggestions anyway. There is not a mechanic to cover every situation and certainly, not all situations can be gone over in detail. I do know this, there is no way a Trail can see a player step on the line with clarity as the lead can who is looking up the line. So even if the mechanic says to have the Trail take these calls, there are situations where that would be nearly impossible other than an errant thrown pass. Otherwise, some plays might be bang, bang and the Trail would be guessing. So the mechanic might not be stated to cover all situations, but if you have been doing this long enough, you probably need to discuss some variations of the coverage, just like you do in other aspects of the mechanics. The PCA is often discussed, but very little about secondary coverage and when certain calls need to be given to the person not covering the primary.
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Fish Or Cut Bait ...
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My point was no "options". Let IAABO go back to the old NHFS mechanic if it's deemed better (which it may be). Or if there are options, put the options in the mechanics manual so the "new" guys can learn the old NFHS way if needed. When a veteran referee says in a pregame, "We'll use the old NFHS system for out of bounds on the sideline", it would be nice if the young'un knew what the old NFHS system was. Right now, the old NFHS system isn't in the mechanics manual, and it's not being taught in training classes. Remember this NFHS to IAABO "change" was made decades ago, before some of our younger officials were even born. IAABO should pick one system and stick to it, for all games, and all partners, veterans and young'uns. I like the old NFHS system, of course I do, because I'm an old veteran and moved up the ladder using this old NFHS system. Old dog. New tricks. Don't fix it if it ain't broken.
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Honestly, I could use either system, I would just discuss the plays that would be the biggest challenge and adjust to those challenges. Otherwise, I doubt seriously anyone is making that big of a deal of you getting the play right.
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Flexible JRutledge ...
I don't doubt it. Of course you can, you already change systems from night to night as you change from college games to high school games, and maybe even from Illinois high school games to Indiana high school games. Flexibility is a valuable asset. It's part of what makes you a great basketball official.
But the high school only guys that I work with, especially the young'uns I often work with in my middle school games, lack that flexibility (and greatness). If they have problems knowing if the basketball is stuffed, or inflated, how are they going to smoothly and successfully switch from IAABO mechanics to NFHS mechanics from one game to the next, and one partner to the next, especially in bang bang out of bounds plays, that should be reflexive, and almost automatic.
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One of the five areas evaluated is mechanics, defined as utilizing proper mechanics, and up-to-date techniques and procedures as detailed in the IAABO Officials Manual, and there is no, "lead takes the entire sideline", anywhere in the IAABO Officials Manual. If one "steps out of line", one takes a chance on getting poor evaluations and on being exiled to subvarsity hell.
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The IAABO office occasionally gets feedback on the plays we post in Refquest, asking us to expand on the feedback we provided. In regards to the out-of-bounds play on Refquest, when doing a game with a two-person crew, the Trail in this play should have moved into the backcourt some and more towards the sideline where the play was happening. This would have given the official a better look to make the ruling on this play. Also, the lead official should be watching the players in his PCA and not looking at the sideline above the foul line extended, which is out of his PCA. I watched this play several times in slow motion, and the player in black did not touch the ball; it went right thru his hands. When making a call on plays like this, you must be sure who touched the ball last when it goes out of bounds. If you are not 100% sure, blow your whistle, put your arm straight up to stop the clock, check with your partner to see if he or she has the correct call; if not, go to the possession arrow.
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We were 3 person only for all playoff games, so there is nothing that has the lead having any sideline coverage. You mostly see 2 person at the lower level. The lead only has the endline. Peace
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One Heluva Good Official ...
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All kinds of smarts. That would be one heluva good official. They do exist. Black swans. We have a few, not a lot, but a few. Agree with JRutledge. First and foremost, one has to be able to officiate the game. Other stuff is the icing on the cake, the cherry on top of the hot fudge sundae. I'm in Connecticut. We see two person at all levels, almost all the time, right up to (but not including) the state quarterfinals.
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Camel's Nose ...
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We have six local boards here in Connecticut. Only one, in the richest part of the state, has convinced coaches, athletic directors, and principals that three person is needed for many, but not all games. The other five local boards will occasionally use three person for big rivalry matchups. Here in my little corner of Connecticut, coaches, athletic directors, and principals can't make up their minds if they want three person, or two person for conference (league) post season finals, they change their mind from year to year, possibly trying to keep the camel from putting his nose under the tent.
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Black Swans ...
Reaction time, intestinal fortitude, confidence, poise, consistency, judgment, cooperation (team work), proper application of the rules, rules knowledge, mechanics (and signals), appearance and conditioning, game management, et al.
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