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Three-Person Positioning

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Three Person System

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3 Person System Purpose

Provides better opportunities for officials to see space between opponents

Provides better opportunities for officials to see space between opponents

Allows officiating team to see the game from multiple changing angles

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3 Person System Purpose

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2-Person vs 3-Person

Trail

Lead

C

A

B

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Three-Person Positions

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PRESENTATION TITLE HERE

A

B

C

Leads to her

RIGHT side

Trails the ball going to her LEFT side

Signals the goal to her RIGHT side

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3 Person System Purpose

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Three-Person System

C

A

B

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Three-Person Positions

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PRESENTATION TITLE HERE

A

B

C

Leads to her

RIGHT side

Trails the ball going to her LEFT side

Signals the goal to her RIGHT side

Leads to her

LEFT side

Trails the ball going to her RIGHT side

Signals the goal to her LEFT side

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3 Person System Purpose

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Three-Person System

C

A

B

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Three-Person Positions

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PRESENTATION TITLE HERE

A

B

C

Leads to her

RIGHT side

Trails the ball going to her LEFT side

Signals the goal to her RIGHT side

Leads to her

LEFT side

Trails the ball going to her RIGHT side

Signals the goal to her LEFT side

Is both a second LEAD and a second TRAIL

Escorts in Transition

Administers all Draws

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3 Person System Purpose

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Three-Person System

C

A

B

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Good Three-Person Positioning leads to:

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PRESENTATION TITLE HERE

Seeing the big picture vs. the small picture

Better game management

More thorough foul recognition

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Small Picture vs Big Picture

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PRESENTATION TITLE HERE

Big Picture

Small Picture

Stick behind her?

Empty? Stick on body?

Empty?

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3 Person System Purpose

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Boundaries

B

A

C

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3 Person System Purpose

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The Draw

X O

X O

A

C

B

Watching for the same!

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

Circle players wait for the whistle;

RL players wait for possession

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3 Person System Purpose

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The Draw

C

B

A

X O

XG

OG

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3 Person System Purpose

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Monitoring Play – C Official

X O

C

A

B

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

OGK

XGK

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Monitoring Play – A/B Officials

B

A

C

OGK

XGK

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

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3 Person System Purpose

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Monitoring Play – Middle of the Field

X O

X O

X O

Restart? IT DEPENDS!

OGK

XGK

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

X O

A

B

C

Which direction?

Where are the players?

How have teams been playing?

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Arcs of Movement

XGK

DEEP

TRAIL

C

LEAD

X O

X O

X

O

X O

X O

X O

X O

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Range of Motion - Lead

LEAD

C

DEEP

TRAIL

3 Person System Purpose

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Range of Motion - C

LEAD

C

DEEP

TRAIL

3 Person System Purpose

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Range of Motion – Deep Trail

LEAD

C

DEEP

TRAIL

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3 Person System Purpose

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C

B

A

X O

XG

Ball stays in “triangle” between officials.

As ball moves, officials move!

Umpire Triangle

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C

B

A

X O

XG

The size of the triangle changes as play progresses.

Umpire Triangle

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C

B

A

X O

XG

Wider play (ball out towards sidelines or out of CSA) creates a bigger triangle.

Umpire Triangle

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C

B

A

X O

XG

Play dictates how the triangle moves.

Officials should work to keep the ball in the triangle.

Umpire Triangle

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C

B

A

X O

XG

Lead Official (B) adjusts to ball.

C and Deep Trail (A) adjust relative to the ball and each other.

Umpire Triangle

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Officials’ positioning is based on constantly changing play rather than being in particular places on the field

Move when the ball moves!

Allow the position of the ball and of your partners dictate where you need to be at any particular time

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LEAD

C

DEEP TRAIL

Umpire Triangle

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LEAD

C

DEEP

TRAIL

Shooting Space

DFT/DP/Fouls after shot

Hold/Detain

Illegal Picks

Three Seconds

Restraining Line

Hold/Detain

Illegal Picks

Three seconds

DFT/DP/fouls after shot

Restraining Line

On-ball fouls

Goal Circle

Fouls After the shot

Responsibilities

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C

On-ball fouls

Shooting Space

DFT/DP/Fouls after shot

Hold/Detain

Illegal Picks

3 Seconds

Goal Circle

Restraining Line

LEAD

DEEP

TRAIL

Hold/Detain

Illegal Picks

3 seconds

DFT/DP/Fouls after shot

Restraining Line

Hold/Detain

3 Seconds

Illegal Picks

Goal/Goal Circle

On-ball fouls

Responsibilities Shift

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C

LEAD

DEEP

TRAIL

End line and most restarts Below the Goal Line Extended will be the Lead

Restarts Inside the RL

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C

LEAD

DEEP

TRAIL

The Deep Trail will cover the A/B sideline when play is inside the Restraining Line

Restarts Inside the RL

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C

LEAD

DEEP

TRAIL

C will cover this sideline and some restarts

Restarts Inside the RL

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C

LEAD

DEEP

TRAIL

 The Lead will restart play in the CSA.

Restarts Inside the CSA

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All officials should work to preventively manage defensive false starts heading out of the CSA

Restarts Inside the CSA

No Self-Starts – offense or defense –

in the CSA!

ACTIVITY:

Position Paddles

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Shared Areas

    • In the CSA, 8M, Between C and Trail

Communicating with The Crew

    • Before starting, after goals, players down

Coach Communication

    • Pre-game, Halftime/TO, Unruly coach(es)

Handout: Pregame Checklist

Three-Person Pregame Discussion

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DISCUSSION:

Three-Person Pre-Game Checklist

  • The Draw

  • In the CSA

  • Between C and Trail

  • Off Ball Responsibilities

Counting # of players on field, between RL, players on circle; RL early entry, substitutions

Assistance with FPs, false starts, end line coverage

Restraining line coverage, middle of CSA coverage

In transition, help on managing FP restarts, CSA play

Three-Person Pregame Discussion

Shared Areas of Coverage

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  • Managing Midfield Play

  • Look to Partner

  • Boundary Coverage

  • Restraining line

  • Off-Ball Responsibilities

Double whistles, restarts in shared areas

Deep Trail covers side boundary in attacking end of the field

The “pick up/hand off ” between C and Deep Trail, setting up offside fouls

Managing restarts (eye contact in the CSA), boundary calls, fouls during/after the shot

Transfer of information for 3 seconds, off-ball fouls in the CSA

Communication Between Partners

Three-Person Pregame Discussion

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  • Stick Check Requests

  • Questions during play

  • Unruly coaches

  • Game/Clock awareness

Who performs it?

Working as a team to respond, share information

Warning/carding procedure

Discussing rough play, upgrading cards, injuries (no coaching), OT procedures

Three-Person Pregame Discussion

Coach Communication

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  • Make eye contact, use directional signals
  • Talk through unusual incidents (when the clock is stopped)
  • Make sure you are “on the same page!”

Support your partners!

  • Don’t challenge them in front of others
  • Trust them to make calls
  • Be supportive and positive

TEAMWORK

During the Game

Check in with partners throughout the game

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TEAMWORK

Post Game

Post game Discussion:

  • talk through unusual incidents

  • what could the team have done better?

  • what could you personally have done better?

Leave the field together!

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Teamwork divides the tasks and multiplies the success.

-- Author Unknown