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Brain cramp...........got off phone with official friend who had a question regarding switch.

Going long, C opposite table calls foul at top of circle in backcourt.

Who goes where?

Depends on where the ball would be inbounded. If the foul was on the tableside half of the court, C would report and return to C, T would administer the throw-in.

If the throw-in would be opposite the table, C would report then become the new L, T would come across the court to administer the throw-in, and L would slide up to become C tableside, commonly referred to as the bump-and-run.

I just remind myself - foul in the backcourt going to the frontcourt, everyone stays where they are, treating any subsequent throw-in administration as needed.

Around here in a HS game b/c fouls/violations:
C reports & pushes to L
Old L new T Zs over to administer the throw-in
Old T is new C

If FTs are involved:
C will report & remain tableside T
Old T is new L
Old L is new C

Keep it simple. The New Trail takes anything that is in the back court. The Center either stays as the Center or becomes the New Lead based on where the ball it put into play.

Peace

So if spot is where C was opposite table

C reports table side, slides down to C table side
Trail inbounds at spot
Lead slides over to ball side

Spot table side

C reports foul goes back to C opposite table
Trail moves up to inbound
Lead stays put

That is why I said keep it simple, Trail takes all spots in the back court. When you get to the front court, you switch like normal.

Peace

Actually this isn't right.

C reports table side, then 'goes back' and slides down to L. L stays tableside and slides up to C. Think about what you'd do if instead of a foul, A is bringing the ball up and B knocks it out of bounds on C's sideline. In that case, T comes over to administer, C slides down to L, L slides up to T.

In other words treat it like a violation, with the new trail administering all throw ins in the back court.

Finally kicked in..............got it.

I just want to make sure I've got switching right in my head...first varsity game of the season tonight and second season doing varsity.

Calling official always remains tableside after reporting, correct?

Foul called in backcourt, no switch.

Everyone else rotates to fill in.

Except for the situation we're talking about in this thread - there is no switch on a foul called in the backcourt going to the frontcourt when no free throws are involved. In this situation the calling official (regardless of where he is) "goes back" to his position, though that position may then change based on where the throw-in is to be administered.

Calling official stays tableside on all fouls called in frontcourt, and on all fouls resulting in FTs.

I'm getting a headache...........

fullor, you got it above.

It's really not that complicated if it's just broken down into two separate acts:

First, the foul (in the backcourt) is called and reported. The calling official returns to his position (whether T, C, or L).

Then if needed, the officials move to new positions based on the location of the throw-in the same as if a violation had occurred.

In reality you won't do this two-step process, but if you think about it this way you should be able to determine where you (and the other two officials) should go.

What would you do if C called a travel (ignore for a moment that it's not in C's area)? The old L / new T would move to administer the throw-in and the other officials would adjust down (not across) the court.

Same thing on a foul.