Refereeing the Defense

[blindzebra]

Originally Posted by Vinski

BZ, could you elaborate on what you mean by “Seeing through the play”? I’ve heard this term before, but I’m not sure what that means. Is this referring to an anticipation of what the defense is may do?

The best way to sum it up is getting an open versus a closed look.

Unlike the pin thing, hold up both hands in front of your face, one infront of the other. You can see the hand closest to you but the other hand is blocked from view...that's a closed look, also called being in a stack.

Now hold them up like you are about to clap, you can now see both hands, the space between them, and what is behind them through that space...that's an open look.

By moving to get and maintain that type of look, you will always have your defender's status...referee the defense...know the status of the ball...you'll miss fewer travels...plus you will be able to referee off ball and on ball at the same time, within your primary.