Is this a foul to you?

[SonikBoom]

Originally Posted by ranjo

A1 is dribbling from the division line in his front court on an angle toward the left side of the paint. He is being guarded by B1 who is matching him step for step. There is very minor foot to foot contact, A1 loses his balance and goes down, the ball rolls out of bounds. I decline to call a foul because I couldn't determine that either player did anything out of the way to cause the contact and rule it incidental. A1's coach questions the play and I ask him if B1 was the player to go down would he expect me to call it on his player. That caused him to stop and ponder the answer while I quickly put the ball back into play.

I know it is usually a foul on the defense when the offense gets tripped up, but in this case, do you think it should have been called.

probably no foul

[BillyMac]

"There's a difference between being tripped, and tripping."

I probably say this line to a coach once, or twice, each season.

Wait a minute. I don't think that I've ever seen this statement on the Forum before.

"There's a difference between being tripped, and tripping." © 2008 BillyMac

Any reproduction, or other use of this statement, without the express written consent of BillyMac is prohibited.

[zebra44]

I've used that same statement when explaing this scenario BillyMac, but the copyright is all yours.

[mick]

Originally Posted by zebra44

I've used that same statement when explaing this scenario BillyMac, but the copyright is all yours.

zebra44,
You know tip-ups better than trip ups.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by zebra44

I've used that same statement when explaining this scenario BillyMac, but the copyright is all yours.

Sorry zebra44. You've been a Forum member a lot longer than me. For legal purposes, in good faith, I did not know that this statement was yours, therefore, again, for legal purposes:

"There's a difference between being tripped, and tripping." © 2008 zebra44

Any reproduction, or other use of this statement, without the express written consent of zebra44 is prohibited.

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. If you have a problem with that, then your people will have to get in touch with my people.

[zebra44]

I've used the words, but never on this forum. Only to a coach, and only a couple of times.

Hey, Mick. Hope all is well.