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Originally Posted by Jay R
My mentor would often say that officials that see the pivot foot slide an inch are the same officials who miss more important action in a game. Top officials are busy refereeing the defense and don't see that pivot foot slide.
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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Sounds like a guy trying to rationalize why he missed some traveling calls. And I see a left foot sliding more than an inch.
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Even better officials can see both.
That said, I don't consider a slide of 1" of a flat foot to be moving the pivot even if I see it....practically the entire shoe is covering entirely the same spot....even more than would be covered by the shoe after a typical pivot.