3 Man Mechanic ?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Refsmitty

Thoughts?

You need a new trainer.

(Or at least you need to clarify this with him/her)

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

When the ball is in the FRONTCOURT, the Center should not be calling a back court violation

When would you ever call a backcourt violation without the ball being in the frontcourt first?

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by SAJ

In our group of officials, if the C has to start officiating "on ball" there should be an immediate rotation.

Originally Posted by Rich

Exactly. Unless the player shoots or drives to the basket and there's inadequate time to get across and in position.

This is how I pregame it too in 3-person, although with some people, it never happens. I will be the C and have an on-ball defender, and the Lead will be standing there with his hands in his pockets.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by zm1283

This is how I pregame it too in 3-person, although with some people, it never happens. I will be the C and have an on-ball defender, and the Lead will be standing there with his hands in his pockets.

Thus my 3-person mini-rant the other day...

[Tio]

We should not deal in absolutes in officiating.

As a general rule, the times where the C would have a backcourt violation are few, but there are several instances where it would be the case. What happens on a transition play where a player catches over halfcourt, attains frontcourt status and then dribbles backward? The trail will not be in position to determine a BC violation.

The second, is a flatout call of assistance. If you are 110% sure the trail misses it then you can get it. I caution you that if you have not seen the whole play often there could be a tip ball and so you really need to make sure it is a high-certainty call that everyone in the gym sees besides your partner.