Pregame meeting and aftermath

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Think about it this way.

Doesn't it make more sense for the 1 official to move, who realizes what happened, as opposed to expecting the 2 who don't realize what happened to move?

Exactly. I'd even say that good game awareness means you'd pick up on your partners not rotating and that you'd fill in by crossing over.

It happens, even at the highest levels. I'm a men's season ticket holder at Wisconsin and I've seen the trail cross over twice in the last year. I guarantee few people notice.