Call what you see... or what you think happened

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by NWRef
I've had situations where as trail you'll get straight lined and see a player reach around a dribbler and then the ball is re routed. All you see is butts and backs but you know something had to have happened to reroute the ball.

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from my first camp. Do not call what you do not see. Don't ever guess! All your missed calls should be no-calls.

In your situation, the Lead did what he had to do. He saw the player move his pivot foot without dribbling. That's a travel. If the Trail doesn't come in and call the foul first, oh well. Nobody saw the bump. It happens.

Now, you can rip the Lead for being out of position, for being stuck behind the backboard. But you can't rip him for NOT calling what he didn't see.

Chuck