1st time ever

[Refsmitty]

Made a call last night...

Loose ball A1 and B1 going for it. A1 falls flat on face and does not move. B1 gets the ball and steps over A1 to start dribble and trips taking ball to floor.

I call a travel - crowd and coach go nuts - which I knew they would when making the call... but I am positive that I got it right.

Thoughts please

[grunewar]

If it's as you described, sounds good to me.

Had an interesting travel last night in the Wisconsin vs Minnesota game too - Tubby was not pleased....his player kind of got low bridged on a rebound and lost his footing. No foul - travel. Not a happy camper.

I find these plays are ones that get the crowd in a frenzy often.

[bbcof83]

Originally Posted by grunewar

If it's as you described, sounds good to me.

Had an interesting travel last night in the Wisconsin vs Minnesota game too - Tubby was not pleased....his player kind of got low bridged on a rebound and lost his footing. No foul - travel. Not a happy camper.

I find these plays are ones that get the crowd in a frenzy often.

I was there, looked like the right call by Higgins.

And OP sounds like the right call also.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by bbcof83

I was there, looked like the right call by Higgins.

Agree. It was another awkward play as described here. Defender was legally on the court and the offensive rebounder lost his balance due to their positioning......

[Pantherdreams]

First I assume he tripped over the down player. Ie. Actually contact, not just the player tripping over this own 2 feet trying to make a fancy hop over the downed player.

If it is as a result of contact I'm gonna have to go with the foul. Tough break for the kid who tried to make the hustle play though.

I can't really argue he's established a cylinder from the souls of his feet to the ceiling that extends 6 feet horizontally across the floor. He is entitled to a spot but if he was standing and his feet were set but he was bent at the waist outside his cylinder to make contact with a shoulder or sticking his arms out and clotheslining people it would be a foul. He's way outside any sorted granted space here.

Tough call to make and everyone hates your guts but I'm going with a foul.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

First I assume he tripped over the down player. Ie. Actually contact, not just the player tripping over this own 2 feet trying to make a fancy hop over the downed player.

If it is as a result of contact I'm gonna have to go with the foul. Tough break for the kid who tried to make the hustle play though.

I can't really argue he's established a cylinder from the souls of his feet to the ceiling that extends 6 feet horizontally across the floor. He is entitled to a spot but if he was standing and his feet were set but he was bent at the waist outside his cylinder to make contact with a shoulder or sticking his arms out and clotheslining people it would be a foul. He's way outside any sorted granted space here.

Tough call to make and everyone hates your guts but I'm going with a foul.

If the player is not moving (and even if he is in certain directions) you cannot penalize a player for being on the ground in NFHS.

Verticality (or a 'cylinder') has nothing to do with it.

[jeffpea]

i'm calling a foul...
1) the contact by the defensive player (who does not have LGP) is what caused the ball handler to fall - that is a foul.
2) the contact interrupted the RSBQ (rhthym, speed, balance, quickness) of the ball handler - that is a foul.
3) after establishing LGP, the defensive player did not move to maintain his LGP - that is a foul.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Refsmitty

Made a call last night...

Loose ball A1 and B1 going for it. A1 falls flat on face and does not move. B1 gets the ball and steps over A1 to start dribble and trips taking ball to floor.

I call a travel - crowd and coach go nuts - which I knew they would when making the call... but I am positive that I got it right.

Thoughts please

My preference is that this be a foul on the defense for not attaining legal guarding position. But alas, as has been settled on this board just a couple of weeks ago, your travel call is correct since, as it has been pointed out, "Every player is entitled to a spot on the playing court, provided the player gets there first without illegally contacting an opponent" (4-37-3).
Kinda like when a player ends his dribble, lifts his pivot foot, and stands there like a flamingo before shooting, passing, or calling a timeout. Not a travel, but the entire gym will think so, yet you'll be correct. And you'll feel good about it!
Good call!