2-man frontcourt lines of responsibility

[zakman2005000]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Good point. Sometimes the ball will shoot out and I won't pick it up while officiating a competitive matchup down low.

The problem with giving that one to the trail ALL the time is the little roller heading for the sideline that may (or may not) be out when brought back in by a player. The T has no angle on the line -- is it out? -- is it in? -- and not having the L ever look at that one, I think, is not smart.

All that said, the one I miss the most (knowing who caused the out of bounds violation) is when I'm working 3-person and the ball shoots out quickly on the baseline when I'm looking elsewhere -- usually it's a ball that's tipped (or not tipped) way outside my primary that the T/C can help on.

Giving the T the primary responsibility on that line for "all" calls is imo not a very good mechanic. On the routine OOB calls, sure it makes sense to have the T make the call since most likely the ball is coming from his/her primary and they will have the best look. That said, the L still has primary responsibility for that sideline and must me ready and in position to pick up on the plays that are not routine with respect to feet on the sideline or a ball that may suddenly go out of bounds. Of course, the key to these type of plays is having a good pregame and knowing where your partner is focusing his/her attention when the ball is at that location.

[Kelvin green]

We use this mechanic alot where I am at

Originally Posted by zakman2005000

Giving the T the primary responsibility on that line for "all" calls is imo not a very good mechanic. .

I am going to disagree. If lead is watching off ball and ball is above FT line, Lead calling that sideline is nearly a guess. Trail has the ball and trail needs to work to get the angles to watch the ball in his/her primary. Trail can never hug the primary sideline and may be out there a ways in middle of court or back to get the angle.

If ball is above FT line and I have players in front of me in the low post, I am not going to give it up so I can somehow cover a side line when my partner is already watching the ball

Trail helps out with Lead's sideline even more when L goes strong side (see mechanics point of emphasis in mechanics manual)... Trail has to help with the whole sideline and three point shots. Never anything wrong with having Both officials on the same side of the floor.....

[zakman2005000]

Originally Posted by Kelvin green

We use this mechanic alot where I am at



I am going to disagree. If lead is watching off ball and ball is above FT line, Lead calling that sideline is nearly a guess. Trail has the ball and trail needs to work to get the angles to watch the ball in his/her primary. Trail can never hug the primary sideline and may be out there a ways in middle of court or back to get the angle.

If ball is above FT line and I have players in front of me in the low post, I am not going to give it up so I can somehow cover a side line when my partner is already watching the ball

Trail helps out with Lead's sideline even more when L goes strong side (see mechanics point of emphasis in mechanics manual)... Trail has to help with the whole sideline and three point shots. Never anything wrong with having Both officials on the same side of the floor.....

I don't disagree with what your saying, I'm just stating that the lead needs to be able to help out on the OOB calls where a foot may be on the line or any other such call where he/she may have a better angle. In other words, the more calls the trail can take, the better.