Help with a call.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally posted by Sleeper
B1 and B2 trap A1 at mid-court and are standing foot-to-foot next to each other. A1 tries to step between them, displacing both B1 and B2 and tripping. I called player control. Should I have called a travel instead? A coach wanted a "tripping" call? I assume that is howler monkey for block.

I'm not the resident expert on howler monkey to English translation, but your guess seems on target.

Without seeing the play, it sounds like a PC foul to me. See 4-7-2 C and 10.6.2 C. If B1 and B2 are no greater than 3 feet apart (or B1 is no farther than 3 feet from the sideline) and A1 pushes through them, A1 is primarily responsible for the contact.