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The bang-bang play Positioning on bang-bang plays is imperative in making the correct call. Those circumstances require instant processing of all available information. Did the defender slide in front of the offensive player or establish a legal guarding position? Did the offensive player push off with an arm? Did one of the two take a flop? Did the ball hit the line before the player’s arm was hit? Unless decent spacing/ depth is created, you are not allowing yourself to see the entire play and could miss an infraction. You can say that by staying off the play a bit, you are really on top of the play. There are going to be times you will be beat on a fastbreak. The best bet here is to create a position where you can get a suitable look at action. A visual opening to see if that swipe of the hand by the defender actually hits the shooter is crucial. If you cannot beat the players down the court, expand to a side view to allow maximum observation. A tight gym with a large crowd can cause major problems. If there are only a few feet of room around the perimeter of the court, the officials’ job is going to be doubly tough. It is a good idea to hash this over during your pregame. You have to have confidence that your partners can help you out because they may have a better look than you do. In that situation, it is a good idea as the lead to move a bit farther away from the lane to give a more open view of what is going on in your primary coverage area. If you can move as the lead to the ball-side position, you’ll be in a better spot to officiate any action that develops near the basket. While angles are important, proximity helps sell the call! Your positioning is the secret for making the correct call and it is something you can control most of the time. See the trees in the forest and enjoy running around but not through them. Be a Leader in the Trail Position Learning the trail position in a three-person crew is probably the easiest. You don’t have to learn a completely new position like you do with the center or drastic coverage changes with the lead. While there are some minor changes from two-person mechanics, the majority you already know: Focus on your primary coverage area, get good looks at three-point trys and move to stay in good position. Concentrate off-ball The trail must concentrate off ball and observe the actions of players away from the ball. If the trail were to watch the ball while it is in the lead’s primary area, that leaves only the center to watch the other eight players. While that is the case in two-person mechanics, having that mindset with three officials totally defeats the purpose of the third official. Concentrate on players off the ball when the ball is out of your primary.
Movement on jump shot The trail has more responsibilities than simply watching the shooter. Too often a shot goes up and the trail’s first thought is to start moving to the other end of the floor to avoid getting beat down court. When the trail leaves, the lead and center are left with offensive players crashing the boards and defensive players doing all they can to grab the rebound. That’s too much to handle. When a player takes a jump shot within the trail’s coverage area as shown in the PlayPic, the first responsibility is to watch the airborne shooter all the way back to the floor to ensure there are no offensive or defensive fouls. While watching that action, the trail should he moving a couple of steps toward the end line. Once everything is OK with the shooter and surrounding action, steps toward the end line allow the trail to help the lead by watching rebounding action. A step or two to improve your angle is all that’s necessary to successfully watch rebounding. Avoid going below the free-throw line extended. The trail is likely to see an offensive player pushing (or crashing into) a defensive player from behind something that is difficult for the lead to see from the end line. ‘Outside-in’ and ‘inside-out’ look The trail and lead will normally referee all strong-side play in a halfcourt setting. With the ball in the frontcourt above the free-throw line extended, the trail is responsible for on-ball coverage. The trail will referee from the outside-in, assuming a position that is perpendicular to the ball whenever possible. Refereeing from the outside in allows the trail to see as many of the 10 players as possible while refereeing on the ball. It allows the trail to dictate the angle instead of taking the angle given by the players. When there is defensive pressure on the perimeter, before the ball clearly crosses the lane line closest to the center, the trail will step onto the court to get a better angle, or open look, on the play. When the ball is too near the sideline, the official will move onto the court and referee from the inside-out or move up the sideline toward the division line. Review your group’s season: I. Are there any basketball rules or mechanics changes your group would like to see? Evaluate the new rule changes for this past year. The rules or mechanics changes must be in writing to the MOA/MHSA office by Feb. 13, 2013. II. III. IV. What issues does your group believe are important universal issues that need to be addressed by all officials’ pools throughout the state? Please send these items to Scott McDonald at the MHSA office so they may possibly be included for rules clinics and for study clubs. Discuss potential MOA “Hall of Fame” candidates in your area. Application forms are available on the MOA Central Hub at http://moa.arbitersports.com/front/106278/Site/MOA-Hall-of- Fame/MOA-Hall-of-Fame-Information or you can request one from your Regional Director or the MOA/MHSA office. The deadline for submitting a nominee for the MOA Hall of Fame is March 31 st of each year. Discuss your methods of evaluating fellow MOA members. Are the methods working properly and positively? Should you start a method if you’re not evaluating at the present time? These evaluation procedures are especially important to review and discuss because of the process for selecting tournament officials and because the rankings/ratings of each pool is used to help determine selection. Do these methods work for “upgrading”? Are they fair to all of your levels? Are you allowing anybody to upgrade? Are your methods for not allowing an upgrade fair? V. For the benefit of all, review dues deadlines and upgrading procedures/requirements in the MOA Handbook. Be aware of the importance of notifying the MOA office of address changes. Know the “dues due” date. VI. How many prospective officials did you have in your pool this year? Discuss and evaluate your methods of recruitment.
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