Anticipate the play, not the call


14-06-2007 18:19

 To officiate effectively you must anticipate. Never anticipate fouls or violations but try to anticipate play situations. The following examples may give you some thoughts on a better understanding of what to anticipate in play situations.
 Anticipate , particularly when the losing team applies a full court press. During transition from trail to lead, be conscious of helping your partner rather than sprinting to the end-line. Also when coming up the back court as the trail official it may be necessary to remain behind the play if trapping defenses are applied to your right. It takes both officials to effectively cover pressing defenses, one official cannot do it alone. 
 As the lead official , anticipate , if the offensive post player is being fronted by his defensive marker. This popular coaching tactic opens up the possibility of a lob pass to the offensive post man cutting to the basket. Usually , responsibility for the lob pass remains with the defensive corner player who must switch to defend the play. 
 As the lead official , if you see the offensive post man being fronted to prevent an entry pass , anticipate the lob pass. We know that if the lob pass is caught by the offensive post player , with even one foot on the floor , the switching defensive player does NOT need to give his opponent any time or distance. All he has to do is get there first with both feet on the floor facing his opponent. If contact takes place it cannot be the fault of the defensive player. However , most often on the lob pass , contact occurs BEFORE the offensive player has received the ball. The lead official must determine whether or not the switching defensive player gave his opponent time and distance,before receipt of the ball ,in order to stop or change direction. As the lead , when you see the post player being fronted , anticipate the lob pass but do NOT anticipate a foul. 
 From an outlet pass during a fast break , A-1 is running at top speed looking over the shoulder to receive the long pass near the mid-court line. Anticipate that defensive players could be moving in to create a potential charge / block situation just before or after reception of the pass. 
 If A-1 catches the pass and has even one foot on the floor , B-1 does NOT have to give A-1 any time or distance only be initially facing with both feet on the floor. The fact that A-1 may have been looking back towards the passer and be unaware of B-1 standing in the pathway has nothing to do with the call. 
 If contact occurs the foul cannot be on B-1. If however , as is often the case , A-1 has not received the ball and runs into B-1 , the case is more demanding. In this situation B-1 must give A-1 time and distance to stop or change direction.If B-1 did and contact occurs it is a charging foul by A-1.If B-1 did not it is a blocking foul. Anticipating on a long outlet pass should put the active official into the correct position to see the whole play and make a quality call. 
In all collision situations referee the defense. Anticipate the play not a foul.


Alan Richardson
 


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