Travel or Held ball?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

If it prevented A1 from releasing the ball, then it's a held ball. If you judge it didn't, travel.

This is the key. The official must judge whether the contact prevented A1 from releasing the ball, and rule accordingly. So if the question comes down to: "how do you know whether the contact prevented A1 from releasing the ball?", the answer is: sometimes you just gotta ref!

[bainsey]

See NFHS rule 4-25-2.

[APG]

Originally Posted by mbyron

This is the key. The official must judge whether the contact prevented A1 from releasing the ball, and rule accordingly. So if the question comes down to: "how do you know whether the contact prevented A1 from releasing the ball?", the answer is: sometimes you just gotta ref!

It's why we get paid the big bucks (unless you work in Louisiana)!

[DesMoines]

Originally Posted by allpurposegamer

it's why we get paid the big bucks (unless you work in louisiana)!

+1 apg :d