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

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. TWO PERSON TRAIL OFFICIAL MECHANICS

6. T Trail Official’s Two Person Primary Coverage Area

7. Out of Bounds: Use the same hand

8. TRAIL MOVEMENT

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

10. Trail Official’s Movement T

11. Trail Official’s DO NOT STAND HERE All Game T

12. Trail Official’s Basic Movement T A B

13. Trail Official’s Closing Down T A B B A

14. Three Person Trail Official Mechanics

15. T Trail Official’s 3 Person Primary Primary Coverage Area

16. Trail Official’s Three Person Movement T

17. THREE POINT SHOTS

18. 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

19. T Two Person Trail Three Point Coverage

20. T Three Person Trail Three Point Coverage

21. LAST SECOND SHOT MECHANICS

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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?

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