2 person

[iref4him]

BY the mechanics book, in 2-man you switch every time. It depends on your association. We do not long switch on any back court fouls.

[jevaque]

thats what i thought but my partner last night night said he always does. SO by the book in 2 person ur suppose to long switch??????

I know they changed it for 3 person a few yrs back not to long switch, but i thought they did for 2 person also

[BLS]

By the book... you switch on every foul - including long switches. I'm still a rookie but any time I'm with a partner that works primarily 3-man, they don't want to long switch. Our association decided no long switches in 2-man.

[Adam]

I could have sworn they changed the book on this, but I can't find it. I do know long switches are frowned upon here.

[Rich]

We do it, with some rare spontaneous exceptions.

[Back In The Saddle]

I believe that a few years ago the NFHS flip-flopped on this, first removing it from 2 person, then restoring it a couple of years later. I always pre-game that we will not do the long switch. And it's not just to eliminate 50 unnecessary extra steps. It's to prevent both officials from remaining in the backcourt while all 10 players are headed to the front court. IMHO that's just not smart.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by jevaque

thats what i thought but my partner last night night said he always does. SO by the book in 2 person ur suppose to long switch??????

I know they changed it for 3 person a few yrs back not to long switch, but i thought they did for 2 person also

Yes, according to the NFHS officials manual the officials switch on each and every foul in 2-man. The no-long-switch exception is only for 3-man.

When I work 2-man, I switch every time.

I say do it right. If one is too lazy to hustle and give that effort, then one shouldn't be out there.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

When I work 2-man, I switch every time.

We do this, most of the time. During "garbage time" when we have runs of free throws my partner will put his hand up to say "stay where you are" and I really don't have the inclination to fight him on it there.

This is something the NFHS could and should switch. There's really no point in the long switch considering the situations in 3 person where NONE of the officials move.

I've worked hard to incorporate more NFHS mechanics that have eluded me the past few years, including stopping the clock on out of bounds calls and not blowing a whistle on the baseline throw-in.

I'll let you know what happens if I ever have a pregame dunk.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

We do this, most of the time. During "garbage time" when we have runs of free throws my partner will put his hand up to say "stay where you are" and I really don't have the inclination to fight him on it there.

This is something the NFHS could and should switch. There's really no point in the long switch considering the situations in 3 person where NONE of the officials move.

I've worked hard to incorporate more NFHS mechanics that have eluded me the past few years, including stopping the clock on out of bounds calls and not blowing a whistle on the baseline throw-in.

I'll let you know what happens if I ever have a pregame dunk.

Now that's funny!

BTW I don't like the NFHS 3-man switching mechanics mainly because there are too many situations in which none of the officials swap spots. I much prefer the NBA mechanic in which the calling official comes to the table and the other two officials switch. This changes it up with greater frequency and this is desirable.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I much prefer the NBA mechanic in which the calling official comes to the table and the other two officials switch. This changes it up with greater frequency and this is desirable.

I like the NBA mechanic as well, but you don't have it quite right. In the NBA, in the frontcourt, the calling official becomes the Trail (not necessarily tableside) and the other two switch.

[Nevadaref]

Ok, I'll take your word for it.

Originally Posted by iref4him

BY the mechanics book, in 2-man you switch every time. It depends on your association. We do not long switch on any back court fouls.

Haven't had to work much 2 person this season (God is good) but we switch on all fouls in 2 person.