sliding traveling

[djelo3]

Is there a limit as far as sliding on your back or front while diving after a loose ball then gaining possession of it? My partner called traveling when A1 dove after a loose ball...landed on his back and slid almost 6 or 7 ft but never rolled over to eithr side. I thought it was a legal play once he then passed it off.

[JRutledge]

Nope. They can slide as long as their momentum and they can stay inbounds. And a player can even roll if they are still in a momentum slide.

Peace

[Kansas Ref]

Originally Posted by djelo3

Is there a limit as far as sliding on your back or front while diving after a loose ball then gaining possession of it? My partner called traveling when A1 dove after a loose ball...landed on his back and slid almost 6 or 7 ft but never rolled over to eithr side. I thought it was a legal play once he then passed it off.

*It always drives coaches, fans, and opposing team members wild when this occurs as they are predictably yelling "travelling" and left bewildered when the refs do not kill this play; moreover, a novice or uniformed ref could be persuaded to adjudicate incorrectly. Alas, Rule/Case play 4-44-5b provide clarity for us.

[Rich]

Similar note:

We had a player fumble a pass a couple of times as he was streaking through the lane and, wouldn't you know it, someone told me we were the only 3 people in the gym who didn't see the traveling.

Hmmm.

[so cal lurker]

Originally Posted by Rich

Similar note:

We had a player fumble a pass a couple of times as he was streaking through the lane and, wouldn't you know it, someone told me we were the only 3 people in the gym who didn't see the traveling.

Hmmm.

Wait, is this the no-pants thread?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by so cal lurker

Wait, is this the no-pants thread?

Speaking of no pants, we had a streaker during a varsity game enough years ago that we were working 2-person. Male senior student, naked as the day he was born, ran from one corner of the gym across the floor and out the other corner.

Every time I go there that STILL comes up in conversation.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Rich

Similar note:

We had a player fumble a pass a couple of times as he was streaking through the lane and, wouldn't you know it, someone told me we were the only 3 people in the gym who didn't see the traveling.

Hmmm.

It's really fun when your partner reaches all the way from his area into the middle of yours to call that a travel and then chides you in post-game for not calling enough travels.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Welpe

It's really fun when your partner reaches all the way from his area into the middle of yours to call that a travel and then chides you in post-game for not calling enough travels.

Yup.

Game I was watching -- I saw a ball come out as a player fell to the floor but just before it would've been traveling. C across the court blew his whistle and the T/L had nothing. They didn't fix the C's error.

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by Rich

Similar note:

We had a player fumble a pass a couple of times as he was streaking through the lane and, wouldn't you know it, someone told me we were the only 3 people in the gym who didn't see the traveling.

Hmmm.

I would like to see NFHS adopt the football "bobbling the ball" mechanic for such situations.

[LRZ]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

I would like to see NFHS adopt the football "bobbling the ball" mechanic for such situations.

Use it anyway. For years, we used an unofficial signal for running the end line after a basket or FT; now it's an approved mechanic.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

I would like to see NFHS adopt the football "bobbling the ball" mechanic for such situations.

Used it there. Didn't matter. Fans aren't bright.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

I would like to see NFHS adopt the football "bobbling the ball" mechanic for such situations.

That works great until C comes in from across the court with a whistle and the traveling signal.

[MechanicGuy]

Originally Posted by Adam

That works great until C comes in from across the court with a whistle and the traveling signal.

I only use this "signal" when the play has ended and there is no danger of a partner doing that. I also usually only do it when I hear feedback in the air from fans/players/coaches about the non-whistle.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Adam

That works great until C comes in from across the court with a whistle and the traveling signal.

And then we go POI with an IW.

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by Adam

That works great until C comes in from across the court with a whistle and the traveling signal.

Well, yes, I suppose it is much better to have C come in with a travel call on a bobbled ball.....