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I have adopted the adv/disadv. view of traveling.
Two days ago, I'm trail and the ball is passed to a player on the wing. The player, the coach and myself form a nice little triangle. He receives the pass with no pressure and takes two little steps backwards. The coach says in my ear: "He traveled". But to me there was no advantage: no drive, no shot.
This afternoon, we had a player receive a pass in her backcourt when a defender jumps in front of her. She shuffles her feet. Tweet, traveling.
I have incorporated that in my game with a fair amount of success. Even a fairly "old" ref in my zone who was adamant that traveling should always be called (no matter what) is changing his tune a bit.
Also in FIBA, adv/disadv is encouraged for fouls AND violations. So we have the rulebook to back us up. My games are divided between FIBA rules (HS) and NCAA rules (College)
Jay
[Edited by Jay R on Jan 10th, 2004 at 02:14 PM]
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