Making Calls out of your primary.

[Odd Duck]

I was at a camp recently and during the classroom session on floor coverage the clinician (D1 for 15 years, just attended his second NBA camp in Vegas) made an interesting comment. When there are 2 officials there should be virtually no calls made out of your primary. The areas are so large and there generally too much happening in your primary for you to get a good enough look at something to go fishing in the other pond.

Such is not the case with 3 officials. If 8 of the players are on the strong side, the C should have taken a step or two in and expanded his primary to help with off ball screens, knees to the butt, etc. that the lead and trail would be screened from seeing. Additionally, on many drives the center AND trail can usually take one step and have a very clear view of the play as it unfolds. Many times the C will actually have a better view of the movements of the secondary defender than the L. That is why, according to him, most calls made by a 3 official crew should be double whistles...most of the fouls are very close to the "primary" of two officials.