5-man mechanic for swinging gate

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Originally Posted by JasonTX

Our reason for taking the vacated side is because that will put us closer to the sideline to rule on a player going out of band than the LJ trying to get there. I'm not sure what we would gain by facing the holder because no matter what side you are on you will still be able to catch any roughing or running into. Of course we use NCAA rules so maybe Fed rules have something to do with needing to know if the holder has possession and knee coming up and going back down etc. For us, we don't have any reason to be able to see the ball, only if it gets blocked.

He is referring to using the open under mechanic where the wingman looking in at the holder is the wingman that goes under. Therefore the referee helps out on that sideline.