High School Travel Call (Video)

[JRutledge]

Talk away!!!



Peace

[VaTerp]

I'm passing on that in real speed pretty much every time.

On replay though the left foot is his pivot and he does replant it before releasing the ball.

Not making this call but if I see this on film as a coach I'm telling him to clean up his euro step.

[just another ref]

Good call, but many won't like it. I don't see why not.

[Rich]

The right foot is the pivot. He replants it.

No travel.

[VaTerp]

In real time I doubt I definitively pick up the right foot as the pivot. In a still frame or slow mo, sure. .

[Adam]

I haven't watched the video yet, but I do have to wonder why the thread title needs to denigrate high school officials.

Originally Posted by Rich

The right foot is the pivot. He replants it.

I can't tell if the ball has been gathered from this angle.

[VaTerp]

I'm a high school official. I don't see the thread title as denigrating.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Adam

I haven't watched the video yet, but I do have to wonder why the thread title needs to denigrate high school officials.

What is wrong with the title? The title is to suggest the play came from high school game. And it was close and I wanted opinions.

I also normally post videos knowing the schools as the college level. I have no idea what the schools were or even if this was in my state, I just know it was a high school game.

Peace

[JRutledge]

I have said this before, if you have to slow down to determine, I would rather personally pass on the call.

I also cannot tell by the video or the picture if the ball was actually gathered so that the right foot is the pivot. The official in the video can make that determination much better than we can.

Peace

[Rich]

When someone does an exaggerated euro step, it's gotta be clean.

If I'm sure and get the right foot pivot as the lead, I call it. If I'm not sure, I don't.

One thing I don't do is guess a travel.

I do think he has the ball with the right foot still on the floor, but real time, as the L? Put me there and ask me. While I'll guess on an Internet forum, I won't on the court.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I have said this before, if you have to slow down to determine, I would rather personally pass on the call.

I also cannot tell by the video or the picture if the ball was actually gathered so that the right foot is the pivot. The official in the video can make that determination much better than we can.

Peace

There's no way to know if he recognized the pivot or punished the move.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rich

There's no way to know if he recognized the pivot or punished the move.

Of course not, but this is why the picture is valuable and why I posted the video. We have officials that will call something because it is looks funny. I think that is I posted the video. My first impression was no. Then I slowed it down and had a little more doubt. Then your picture makes me think even further he might have gotten this right. Again, very tough play but he was not as wrong as I fight thought.

Peace

[deecee]

I agree with the sentiment that if you need slo-mo to determine a travel then it's best to leave it alone.