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Sometimes I go high, sometimes I go low. It's based on where the matchup is, and the location of the other players on the court, which usually tell you where the next pass is coming from and to.
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Unless there is a competitive match up high, I like to shade low at the C, below the FT line extended, especially this year because...
On of my personal POE this year is to do a better job officiation the shots down low when I am at C. This is particularly true when the shot is coming from my primary, but very close to the imaginary line splitting my primary and the L's primary. In the past, I have tended to let the L make those calls and have let some felonies go uncalled because (s)he has stayed off them as well.
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Rule of thumb: Go wherever you need to go to ref the play.
If you need to go high because it's a spread, then go high. If you need to step up, step up. Step down when you need to. When I have a partner who tells me something like your partner did, my response is "I got a very good angle on that drive by stepping higher. Did that create some kind of problem for you?" Usually works quite well. As far as stepping down towards baseline on shots or rebounding - I really dislike that personally. I have found that stepping up and stepping out onto the court gives me a much better angle between the shooter and defender or between rebounders on my weak side. But it's all personal preference. If I was 6'6", I would probably be able to get good angles by stepping down. I'm not, so I don't. |
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Something else to think about is stepping the opposite direction to where the matchup is going. If there is a drive to the hoop, going low will have a better chance of putting you in a bad position, but stepping high will open things up. The same thing can be said for a dribbler coming out of the corner towards the top of the key - this is a good time to step down to look through the play.
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Agreed. My weakest position when working games is the C position. All through the John Holt Officiating Camp, all my reviews/evaluations said to work on better position on the C. This helped cleared it up. Great question, great answers! Thanks!
-Lucas
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Was surfing ref60.com and found:
Ref60 has an article on the subject of 60 Seconds on Officiating: Movement in the Saddle / Slot. The take home message is pretty good advice: it's what I do and it works for me. "Recommended first movement is a slight step back towards the sideline, which gives the center official better depth. The next movement is deciding to dive down one step (or two), or draw back based on your preferred angle of vision." Since most people start with 2-man, and often have to learn "how deep to be as T", the same learning curve applies to working the C: how to move will improve with experience.
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