New mechanics changes for High school Basketball!

[vbzebra]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Who cares that there's no switch? We don't switch at all in 3-person if the calling official is the tableside trail.

In 2 and 3 person mechanics, we're told to switch on all fouls (except no "long switching", of course). Told that it keeps one official from calling the same fouls all the time, etc. We were told help balance out foul calls, etc.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by vbzebra

In 2 and 3 person mechanics, we're told to switch on all fouls (except no "long switching", of course). Told that it keeps one official from calling the same fouls all the time, etc. We were told help balance out foul calls, etc.

This is not the case in 3 person.

Rich's point is that the change in mechanics shoots down the argument that we need to switch on every foul.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by vbzebra

In 2 and 3 person mechanics, we're told to switch on all fouls (except no "long switching", of course). Told that it keeps one official from calling the same fouls all the time, etc. We were told help balance out foul calls, etc.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This is not the case in 3 person.

Rich's point is that the change in mechanics shoots down the argument that we need to switch on every foul.

Definitely not the case in 3 Person. We do not switch for a long switch in 3 person and when the Trail is already table side and the ball is in the half court, we do not switch there either.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by vbzebra

In 2 and 3 person mechanics, we're told to switch on all fouls (except no "long switching", of course). Told that it keeps one official from calling the same fouls all the time, etc. We were told help balance out foul calls, etc.

3-person if you're the trail tableside and call a foul and the ball is coming in tableside, where do you go? (NFHS mechanics). Right, all three of you stay where you were.

Silly, as I said.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

3-person if you're the trail tableside and call a foul and the ball is coming in tableside, where do you go? (NFHS mechanics). Right, all three of you stay where you were.

Silly, as I said.

Which is why it would be better to have the calling official always come tableside and the other two officials switch. The NBA does something like that.

Obviously, that isn't possible in 2-man. So the NFHS had to make a choice of whether it was more important to have the calling official be the Trail so he could talk with the coach or to maintain the principle of always switching the Lead and the Trail. The NFHS elected to go with the increased communication. I can see that because otherwise what is the point of putting the Trail tableside?