[GregAlan]

Hello.

Working a YMCA 7th and 8th grade girls' game last night. At one point, under the basket, A1 goes on her knees on a rebound, grabs the ball, looks for a teammate to pass to, and throws the ball to A2, who proceeds to head down court. There is no call either by myself or my partner.

The coach of the B Team yells out, "traveling, traveling". Neither referee reacts to this. He won't let it go and yells for the next minute, at least, how we blew the call, that was traveling, and that we should call the game fairly, and so forth.

Previously in the game, in front of his bench, one of his players, B1, went down on the floor for the ball, and then got up with the ball to start dribbling. We called traveling on that. He yelled at us then that it wasn't traveling. I told him it was if she gets up from her knees to her feet.

What is the specific rule on being on the floor and when is it traveling. The way that I call it, is if the person's momentum takes them to the floor, or they go onto the floor after the ball, they can look for a teammate to get the ball to, and that's not a travel, but if they move around to avoid opposing players, that's a travel. Also, if they go from being on the floor to a knee, that's a travel, or they go from being on one knee, to their feet, that's a travel.

Can you shed some light on this, considering high school rules.

Thanks.

G