Inter-Athletic Council of Officials New Official’s Basketball Class Module #6 The Trail Official

Trail Official At the completion of this Module the student should: ◦ Know the proper positioning of the Trail Official ◦ Know the proper coverage of the Trail Official ◦ Understand basic responsibilities of the Trail Official

Key Words Primary Coverage 60/40 Coverage Pivot Foot Trail Movement Closing Down Last Second Shot

Trail Official Trail ◦ Positioned near the division line and above the 3 point line ◦ Always trails the players ◦ Always has backcourt counts ◦ Mostly responsible for perimeter play Two Person and Three Person Coverage ◦ Different out of bounds coverage ◦ Similar out of bounds coverage

TWO PERSON TRAIL OFFICIAL MECHANICS

T Trail Official’s Two Person Primary Coverage Area

Out of Bounds: Use the same hand

TRAIL MOVEMENT

Movement Move off the sideline Move off the division line Move to the center of the court Close down on shots

Trail Official’s Movement T

Trail Official’s DO NOT STAND HERE All Game T

Trail Official’s Basic Movement T A B

Trail Official’s Closing Down T A B B A

Three Person Trail Official Mechanics

T Trail Official’s 3 Person Primary Primary Coverage Area

Trail Official’s Three Person Movement T

THREE POINT SHOTS

Three Point Coverage Two Person (Trail Mechanic) ◦ Always signal shot attempt in your coverage area ◦ Always signal a successful three point goal in and out of your area Three Person (Trail Mechanic) ◦ 60% coverage above 3 point line ◦ Signal shot attempt ◦ Signal successful shot in or out of area

T Two Person Trail Three Point Coverage

T Three Person Trail Three Point Coverage

LAST SECOND SHOT MECHANICS

Last Second Shot Mechanics Two Person ◦ Trail has last second shot responsibility ◦ Should be discussed in every single pre-game Three Person ◦ Opposite Table Trail Official ◦ Should be discussed every single pre-game

Last Second Shot Mechanics If the shot is not before the horn, wave off immediately ◦ Do not look at shot ◦ Wave off basket towards the table If the shot is before the horn, wait until shot is completed ◦ Count the basket towards the table

Trail Official Review Does the Trail have 40 percent of the floor coverage? When does a Trail Rotate? Does the Lead ever have a closely guarded count? Can the Trail call 3 seconds? What cannot happen during an interrupted dribble?

Module 6 Questions? New Officials Basketball Class Module 6 Trail Official