Two Man Lead Questions

[Back In The Saddle]

Two-whistle is everlastingly a game of intelligent trade-offs, and any one-size-fits-all answer is going to be wrong at least some of the time. Some guys really like to work wide, and if that works for them, great. I've tried it, and it doesn't work for me much of the time. I find there are a few different situations you commonly face as lead, and I handle them each differently.

• If the ball is out of my area, and the post play is the most interesting matchup in my area, I'm going over to watch it.
• If the ball is across the key and likely to come into the far post, I'm going across, in time to watch them set up for the entry pass
• If the ball is wide in my area, I'm going out wider and looking back through
• If the ball is between the three point line and the lane line on my side, I'm going half way out and opening up

You will also find that sometimes your preferred positioning just isn't working for a particular game. Adjust. The single most important aspect of working the lead is that you go where you need to go to get the right angle and see the play.