NFHS Mechanics Question (3)

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Are you blind to the benches and table in 3-man?
Why can't the Lead who is now opposite see this stuff?


The same point can be said about 3-man, yet they still desire the calling official to be over there.
One could claim that 30 feet away is better than 60 feet away.

In 3-man the official near the table is not responsible for the shooter. He is at half-court for the first of 2 free throws, which is halfway between both coaches, 16-20 ft. Additionally he can position himself to speak to the coach(es) if need be. In 2-man, the new trail has no leeway to do anything because he needs to be in position to monitor the free throw shooter.

In 3-man the lead and center can glance over at the table/benches to pick up any subs or T-O requests that the Trail might have missed.

Comparing the trail in 3-man and 2-man is apple/oranges.