Simple FT question
 

The dance: On a FT, offensive center lines up, defensive center moves to his side to block him out. Offensive center switches. Defensive center switches. Rinse, repeat.

Who wins the dance? I have a vague recollection the officials tell the defender to pick his spot and then the offensive player gets to pick, but I don't know if its real or something I was just told by a ref somewhere along the line.

I give the defense the last move.

Do I have a citation? No. The team shooting free throws is being given the opportunity to score points, so I feel the defense should have the opportunity to choose how it wants to defend.

Not sure this one is covered. You can't let them dance all night, so pick one and go with it. I like BNR's reasoning.

I'd be tempted to tell the offensive center to pick on someone his own size.

Serve them both d.o.g. Ts ... :D

I go from low spots to high spots. (make the defense choose first, then the offense, then the defense again)

Thanks. I guess that means from a coaching perspective, I tell my kids to try to get what they want at both ends until a ref tells them otherwise. (My son's MS team that I help coach has only one big -- who is very tall for the age.)

(I find it interesting that there is no rule on this as it woudl be simple to write -- I remember that dance being an issue in HS back in the dark ages when I played, but usually only when the defensive team only had one true "big" - which is excactly the case for my son's team. So I suppose the reason there is no rule is it's not so much of a varsity level issue, which I expect spurs most of the interest in changing rules.)