Closely Guarded Count by the Lead

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

Generally, in the case of the post player dribbling away from the basket, you typically will NOT have a closely guarded count. Therefore, the lead would have been focused on this match-up as the post player held the ball. If the post player is attacking the basket via the dribble, too much going on for the lead official OR the opposing coach to be worried about a count. On the other hand, if the player is dribbling away from the basket -- toward the trail's primary -- the trail is going to pick up that count.

This situation appears to be another of the many mechanics in the manual that are slightly (by our crew) to significantly (by many others) ignored. As I stated, even one of our local associations does not implement this consistently. I agree with Nevadaref that the camps typically suggest the mechanic that JRut suggests, here.

Good feedback.

Nevada is quoting the NF book, which we do not use around here and things like this are the reason our state does not use the NF book anymore. That is a NCAA women's and NBA way of thinking. Those rules are different and would be more appropriate to have the lead count. But in our case, the answer is not that simply and that is why leave that to the Trail and Center.

Peace