2 man question, Trail kicks a GT and BI

[Rich]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

roadking,
So, you had two sets of eyes on the ball three feet above the rim. Which one of you saw the backside defensive rebounder elbow his opponent in the throat?

This is the first year in a while I've been forced to work with people I don't normally see. Some are good, some are not so good. But I've learned one thing from having to nursemaid a young football crew: If I worry about other people's work, mine suffers. What I quoted above was my first thought, although I was thinking "who sees the 2 hands in the back?"

Now, I'm not going to say never on the BI call. If the ball is rattling around there and there are players going up and I have the right angle and see it while getting a look at the rebounding, I have no problem getting it. But that should be very rare, very rare. In 3-person I couldn't ever imagine having to make this call.

[doubleringer]

Lead should not be looking for BI or GT except possibly in transition. In 3 man, the Lead should never look. Give the call to whomever's primary it is. It is their call, right or wrong. Obviouslsy we always want to get it right, but if you get in the habit of looking up during rebounding situations, you are going to get yourself in more trouble more often because you aren't going to see illegal contact on rebounders.

[mbyron]

You were looking where you shouldn't have been, as others have said.

Even if you didn't see the goaltend/block, you can still help him when he comes to you. If it had been me, I would have said, "take a moment, replay it in your mind, and see whether the ball was coming down." Let him change his call if he wants to. Otherwise nod profusely as if you think he's right, and have him signal to count the basket.

If the coach asks, I would explain: "Coach, I clarified the rule for him, and he changed the call. I think we got it right." It's hard to complain about that.