Traveling or not?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

This play happened last night in a 15U game at the Conn. Starters Girls Summer Classic.

A1 has possession of the ball for a throw-in in front of Team B's bench. A1 passes the ball to A2 in Team A's front court. A2 catches the ball while standing still. A2 holds the ball against her body with her left hand arm, raises her left foot and wipes the bottom of her left shoe. A2 then puts her left foot back down and shifts the ball to her right hand and arm and now picks up her right foot and wipes the bottom of her right foot with her left hand. A2 then returns her right foot to the floor.

Yes, its traveling. But it was our fifth of six games yesterday and our eleventh of twelve games for Saturday and Sunday, and I, as the Trail, stood there fat, dumb, and stupid, while A2 traveled and I never blinked an eye. At halftime Team A's assistant coach asked us about it and we all had a good laugh.