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Camron Rust Fri Dec 06, 2013 03:16pm
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 913212)
While you'll never be able to see them all from the lead, you'll see a lot more if you take 1-2 steps back from the play...either away from the endline or away from the lane. Doing so will give you a much better view of the players from head-to-toe and it might even improve your ability to see some types of fouls too.
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Originally Posted by Rich (Post 913221)
I'd like to introduce you to some of our smaller, older gyms. "Back up" would mean "climb the wall." :D

Where I have room, I work D-E-E-P. Sometimes, you just do the best you can, and that includes the T/C helping out with travels down low or in the lane.

Which is why I included..."either away from the endline or away from the lane."

Staying close to the lane when you have no room to back up is a horrible place to be for plays at the basket.

johnny d Fri Dec 06, 2013 03:17pm
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Originally Posted by jTheUmp (Post 913225)
When I have space, it's not uncommon for me to be 15 feet off the endline as the lead.
Really? I hope this is an exaggeration. If not, you need to reconsider your philosophy. I understand moving back to get a better angle, but once you are past 6-8 feet you stop improving your angle and start putting yourself in a worse position.

Camron Rust Fri Dec 06, 2013 03:18pm
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Originally Posted by johnny d (Post 913227)
Really? I hope this is an exaggeration. If not, you need to reconsider your philosophy. I understand moving back to get a better angle, but once you are past 6-8 feet you stop improving your angle and start putting yourself in a worse position.
I agree....15 feet out of bounds serves no purpose. That is just way too far from any play that needs to be covered. Even if you had the perfect angle on a play, your ability to move to maintain that angle is greatly limited since the distance you need to move to keep an angle is amplified by increase in distance.

Rich Fri Dec 06, 2013 03:37pm
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 913226)
Which is why I included..."either away from the endline or away from the lane."

Staying close to the lane when you have no room to back up is a horrible place to be for plays at the basket.
Away from the lane is a mixed bag. Gives a great look, but then the ball gets thrown inside and you're straight lined or blocked by two players between you and where the pass is going.

I love going places with a lot of room. And I agree with something else said -- I'm probably never more than 8 feet off the end line. But I do get a bit deeper in 2-person than I do in 3-person.

RookieDude Fri Dec 06, 2013 04:44pm
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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn (Post 913222)
Understand that in some necks of the woods, there are varsity games that are perfect for newer officials to learn to be veteran officials. Especially outside of district play when games are sometimes 70-13.
If you say so Mike...

Maybe two schools competing with vastly different talent levels...(70-13)?

you could HIDE a first year official...

but, I still think that 1st year person would be a RARE official indeed, to actually be READY.

P.S. Around these neck of the woods...H.S. Boys Varsity...it's pretty competitive...I've only had one "Mercy" game since they came out with the 40 pt. rule.


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