Two man crew coverage during fast break

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by Kelvin green


My two cents. I have worked the NBA system and NF. They are not mutally exclusive. My goal is always get the the baseline as a new lead before the ball gets to mid court. It requires some hustle but You need to be there. How can a person ref the lead when the ball is in front court and you are still moving to baseline. I have seen officials 4' off the baseline when ball is in mid court.

Sure, getting downcourt first is great, but this more often than not means turning your back to the play & hauling @ss down court. Where I come from, if you turn your back to the play for more than a few steps, even on a tip/steal/fast break then you are gonna get yelled at big time. And I do not mean by some coach.

Getting beat at the NF/NCAA level is fine in 2 man, even 3 man, as long as you are *referee-ing* from T - in fact it's even encouraged. If you're hanging back at mid court & still get beat...well then you might think about dropping down a level...but if you're working and get beat then it's good.