Working Center Position

[Kelvin green]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Mechanics are a guide only. Use your experience and the location of the players dictate where you stand.

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.

Go to where works, but I will tell you that working low looking high is probably not the best.. If you step low and look out you are closing angles down and you dont have a great vision of your area. As mentioned you go high you are in best position when lead comes across.. Go low and lead comes strong side you may have some akwardness...

[PIAA REF]

Thanks for everyones input.

[RCBSports]

Originally Posted by PIAA REF

Thanks for everyones input.

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

[JugglingReferee]

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.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Kelvin green

Go to where works, but I will tell you that working low looking high is probably not the best.. If you step low and look out you are closing angles down and you dont have a great vision of your area. As mentioned you go high you are in best position when lead comes across.. Go low and lead comes strong side you may have some akwardness...

Agreed that you don't often want to "go" low, but too many officials want to "go" high even when the ball /match-up is still closer to the division line than the official. There's nothing wrong with staying still and looking high.