Found myself watching last night. (or not watching)

[Y2Koach]

Originally Posted by SmokeEater

I was given some advice regarding something similar to this. My situation was watching a matchup in the paint, I was starting to focus only on the posts when they were my responsibility. Another official told me that when I found myself in this postion (narrow focus) I could take a couple of steps backward, either away from the baseline if room, or out toward the 3 point line. Thus it broadens your field of view. I know it may sound wrong to actually move away from the play but it works. Then when you have something close down on the call.

It's called perspective. Ever notice how you see every call in the stands or on TV but when you are 8 feet away, you miss things? you see more with a broader angle. When I used to ref, the first thing my instructor told me was to be close enough to see their hands, but be far enough to see what might happen on the next pass (i.e. screens, cutters). But that was a long time ago...