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[devdog69]

Originally posted by rainmaker

Would this include stepping clear onto the floor?

I see the point about the C not seeing much of this. But I've seen several times when the ball is clearly in the Center's primary (Lead hadn't rotated yet), the ball-handler has their back to the Center, the defender is completely out of view behind the ball-handler, the defender swings (with or without a shot) and the ball flies wild. There MAY have been a foul, but maybe not. Some of these that I've seen, the C whistled, some no one did. How did the center know?

I myself was in this position a number of times at 3-whistle camp. I tended to call it, but didn't feel very confident. It was probably the case that the Lead should have rotated, but didn't do it soon enough. So when we are all more experienced these situations will be much reduced. I think that's what you are saying.

In the meantime, if I should find myself in this situation again, I will (a) try to step up or down for a better inside look, (b) not call, if I'm not sure, (c) talk to my partner later about rotating sooner.

And, I would suppose, go over it in pre-game.

Definitely, in the pre-game would be a good time to talk about such things. When I am conducting the pre-game I will tell the other guys that I will not call across the lane from lead and that if they don't get the proper angle at C we will get fried, now that is not exactly the truth, as I will get the trainwreck. But, I will pass on anything gray if it is across the lane, relying on my C to pick it up or go to the grave with it. That being said, I would hope I would be rotated quick enough to be on the proper side, I think the college women's mechanic of rotating quicker helps keep everyone in proper position as well as their minds in the game.