Who stays with the play ?

[bigwhistle]

First of all, if you were T and then there was a steal going the other way, you don't have a sideline for the players to be going toward. You have an endline only, since you are now the new L. It is important to remember whose responsibilities are where.

Now to answer your question, the T heading back the other way (that would be you, old L becoming new T) has the responsibility of cleaning up the mess in the back court. The C can't afford to stay, since he will need to be assisting the L with the front court activity. By the T staying in the back court with the potential problem, the crew is still able to work the front court 2 person if needed.

The important thing is to go wherever the players make you go in order to maintain control of the game. All of the primaries and secondaries that are taught are guidelines that the players sometimes make impossible to maintain. As has been stated many times, getting the play right (or making sure that you are in position to see the problem areas) is the true important job of the crew.