How do you see it all?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Honest question: Are you saying that while the ball is being passed around the perimeter, the T should consistently stay with the passer while the L picks up the reciever? If so, that's a new concept to me. It would seem to frequently require the L to leave post play to look out of his area.

Not enough information.

Is the defense laying back in a zone or are they aggresively playing the passer or the ball? Is the ball being passed into an area with the defense is or is it staying on the perimeter away from the defense?

I'm not proposing any new concepts btw.

1. Stay with the passer if the pass comes out of your area, at least for pass/crash coverage as Nevada said

2. Stay with the shooter if he's in your primary.

[Back In The Saddle]

Thanks everybody. Re-thinking how I cover this part of the game has been a good thing. Staying with the passer momentarily was an idea that I hadn't considered before. I think that will become a permanent part of my game.

I agree Mick. 5' seemed, in retrospect, too close. I probably could have taken a step back.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Thanks everybody. Re-thinking how I cover this part of the game has been a good thing. Staying with the passer momentarily was an idea that I hadn't considered before. I think that will become a permanent part of my game.

I agree Mick. 5' seemed, in retrospect, too close. I probably could have taken a step back.

Get 12' away to see the entire play, 5 steps.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by mick

Get 12' away to see the entire play, 5 steps.

Normally I'm about that far away. But on the smaller court, with the way they were spread, I'd have been in backcourt. But probably still a better answer.

[Mwanr1]

I agree with both Dan and Neveda.

Game awareness is the key. You stated that the defense isn't putting pressure on the ball handler, that allows you to "cheat" off your primary matchup (the ball handler) to look off-ball. That's fine IMO but if you are going to ref off-ball, you still need to be aware of your primary. Another thought is that after a couple of plays, you can easily identify whether you need to look off-ball or not.

I suggest opening up your angle and officiate both match-ups. Find a spot that allows you to officiate your primary and off-ball. If the ball is 5 feet away from the sideline, step on to the court (maybe two-three steps before the lane line extended) and referee the primary from inside out.
Be real careful as if the off-ball defender steps into the passing lane and deflect the pass, the players might run straight into you as you're in the middle of the court.

In two-person game, you can't always referee the entire coverage area. Like Neveda said, you need to make good judgment of which match-up to officiate.