Stealing the tap

[Bishopcolle]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I'm the R, 3-person crew.

Now, I know who's responsible for the jumpers, non-jumpers, etc. But I also know how high I toss a ball (and it's pretty high when the jumpers are 6'7") and when the ball is stolen 1/2 of the way up.

So I took the time it takes to bring my whistle up to my mouth and called the violation myself. U1 says I was so fast he didn't have time to call it, but again, I had my whistle down for the jump and I had to reach down, find my whistle, bring it up to my mouth....

Would you guys pass on that or make that call?

What is the mechanic for the violation of "stealing the tap?"

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by Bishopcolle

What is the mechanic for the violation of "stealing the tap?"

Open hand, "Violation [color]"...I would then verbalize the illegal touch...Point.

Then make sure the arrow is pointing the correct way.

-Josh

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Bishopcolle

What is the mechanic for the violation of "stealing the tap?"

It's a jump ball violation. I simply pointed in the direction of the play and gave a throw-in location. I may have pointed at the player and verbalized the call, although that gym was so loud I was probably talking to myself. I couldn't even hear the JV guys' whistles (of course they were using pea whistles and not blowing them correctly, but that's another story). I did make sure the arrow was set properly. Probably the first time I ended up being the center after tossing the opening jump.

To answer the time question, it wasn't legally tapped -- by "stealing it" I meant (as many assumed) that it was tapped on the way up. To me, this means the clock never should've started. I didn't put time back, though, and this thread is really the first time I thought about it. It's the first jump I've called a violation on in about 3 years or so, but it was so egregious I simply couldn't let it go. I understand the people here who said "let it go," but I didn't want the game to start that way.