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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
No, it's not travelling. It's travelling to have other than the hands or feet touch the floor after gaining posession. But, it's not traveling to gain posession with something other than the hands or feet and then have someething else touch the floor.
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Bob:
I think that this may be a situation that can best be described as HTBT. That said. My reasoning for my ruling is this:
Lets look at a couple plays:
1) A1 has both feet on the floor but is off balance when he gains control of the ball and continues to fall and lands on his tuchus. His feet never move but we have traveling none-the-less.
2) A1 has gains control of the ball while both of his knees are in contact with the floor but is not off balance. The then moves one or both of his knees along the floor without raising either knee off of the floor. Again, we have traveling.
I believe the "falling off balance" is the key to the OP. I do believe that one could advance the argument that A1's actions could be construed as diving for a loose ball while already on the floor and his momentum caused him to have the rest of his body land on the floor, similar to a player's momentum caused him to slid or roll along the floor.
MTD, Sr.