Refereeing the Defense

[Junker]

Originally Posted by SWMOzebra

I have had (and still have to some extent) this exact problem as well. Several partners have commented that they think I was either standing on or too close to the baseline (and also the players) and not able to watch for upper body contact and additional steps. I have to mentally force myself to back off the baseline a step or two...this opens up my field of vision both vertically and horizontally. I catch more travels when I remember to do this.

Absolutely. You have to step back to get a wider field of vision.