Offensive Player Tries to Split Defenders

[Spence]

A1 is trapped in the corner by B1 and B2 who are so close their feet are touching. A1 tries to split between them.

Rule book says that if there are not 3 feet the offensive player is responsible for contact.

Lets say he is able to get his head and shoulders between the two defenders and then tries to dribble but as a result of the defenders being so close to each other A1 trips and falls.

What if anything is the call?

Originally Posted by Spence

What if anything is the call?

Sometimes the no call is the best call...

[Mregor]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

Sometimes the no call is the best call...

That get's my vote.

[BillyMac]

A dribbler shall not charge into nor contact an opponent in his/her path nor attempt to dribble between two opponents or between an opponent and a boundary, unless the space is such as to provide a reasonable chance for him or her to go through without contact. If a dribbler, without contact, sufficiently passes an opponent to have head and shoulders in advance of that opponent, the greater responsibility for subsequent contact is on the opponent.

[ranjo]

What if anything is the call?[/QUOTE]


Traveling if he goes down in control of the ball

[Adam]

If he falls and loses control before traveling, no-call.
Head-and-shoulders is a guideline; you still don't call a foul on a defender even if the offense manages to twist his body enough to get his H and S past the defender.

[jritchie]

Offense initiates, if they fall, sorry about your luck.. They got theirself in that situation, don't expect the officials to bail you out!

[Spence]

On a sidenote: what is the signal for tripping? Is it the same as a kick signal?

I don't see it in the officials manual.

[Adam]

Use the blocking signal.
But don't call it on this play.