Credibility....

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

BJV. Scrum for a loose ball in the corner in front of me (lead). Black grabs the ball as he's falling down, get's control, then lands on his two rear cheeks. I whistle traveling. As I'm ready to give the ball to white, coach (who had previously taken varsity teams in another part of the state to the state tournament) for black is trying to tell me his cheek becomes his pivot when he's sitting.

I couldn't help myself. I just laughed (didn't say a word).

Coach: "I'm serious, his cheek becomes his pivot."

Me: " "

I just put the ball in play.

I had a kid once who was sitting upright on the floor holding the ball and started to wiggle over a few inches. I called a travel. The coach asked me why that was a travel. My reply - "He moved his pivot cheek, coach". The coach chuckled and didn't say anything else the rest of the game.