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Originally posted by Sleeper
B1 and B2 trap A1 at mid-court and are standing foot-to-foot next to each other. A1 tries to step between them, displacing both B1 and B2 and tripping. I called player control. Should I have called a travel instead? A coach wanted a "tripping" call? I assume that is howler monkey for block.
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Sleeper,
We have to mentally measure the amount of contact.
If the defender was knocked down or substantially off balance, then, yeah, go with a PC.
If the defenders were not really moved and the ball handler tripped over a planted foot forcing the ballhandler to make a wrong step, then go with the travel.
They pay us to interpret the rules fairly.
mick