whats the position of the lead while putting the ball in play on the baseline positions during a half court set on 3 person. should the lead be inside the player all the time? thanks

[Edited by roadking on Jun 30th, 2005 at 08:26 AM]

Only if the ball is to thrown-in on the baseline between the 3 point arc and the sideline. Otherwise assume the same position as in a 2-person game where the inbounder is inside you and the C.

roadking,
Position yourself for the best anticipated coverage of the ensuing play.
If the throw-in is wide, inside is probably better.
If the throw-in is the 'lane extended' look at the players positionings, and then guess. ;)
mick

I have always positioned outside, a habbit from two-man, I guess I never really thought of going inside even though I know you can do either.

I only put the ball on the outside. I used to go inside when this was being taught a lot, when we where given the option several years ago, I stuck with the outside mechanic. The inside mechanic seems to work a lot better for me when I officiate 3 Person mechanics. I always feel constricted in my movement when I hand the ball to the outside of the basket.

Peace

Hey Jeff, I usually do this;

Stay In
Go Outside

What that means if the ball is staying on this part of the court I stay inside.

If we are going the other way i go outside the ball.

In St. Louis this is how we are told to do it.
For end line throw-ins up to 3-pt arc, L positioned between ball and nearest sideline.
For end line throw-ins outside 3-pt arc, L has *** to glass positioning.

does it touch on this mechanic in the officials manuel? i dont have one available. i been officiate some 3man summer leagues, ive gone to the inside on situational times, (big man posting up) my assigner (evaluater) has had only good things to say about covering my primary.

I've always been taught the way CK mentions: outside position from the lane line out to about the 3-point arc, and inside position from about the arc to the sideline. It seems to work better for me because if I am outside the player, as I back away slightly I can keep that player and the lane (my primary) within my field of vision. If I'm inside, it's hard to keep the lane and the player within sight at the same time, especially if I don't have a lot of room to back up. I would hate to miss a throw-in violation just because I was too intent on watching the paint. Or visa versa.

I do pretty much the same thing, except my cut-off point is about 3 feet closer to the lane. Basically, I want to be standing inside the 3-point arc on all throw-ins.

That said, after watching some guys who I respect during the D-I tourney, for this season I'm going to try to stay inside the inbounder if there are big men in the post or a lot of activity under the basket. It all depends, however, on what my new association wants me to do, and I doubt I'll have too many 'big men' in my MS/lower games.