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Some? Why are you being so kind to me? Am I dying, and nobody told me?
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Just because I hate closure... :)
I just wanted to give a visual example as to why traveling isn't something we can/should officiate with advantage/disadvantage in mind.
This is a clip from Friday's N.C. State/UVA game in the ACC Tournament. It's a pretty benign play which no one will remember but it struck a nerve.
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Number 0 was called for a handcheck...two hands on the dribbler...rather than a blocking foul.
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I'm willing to admit that I'm more strict on travels and we are in the area I officiate then otehr regions or persons I've worked with.
That being said I can't control what doesn't get called by other people. I'm not trying to be a martyr or trend setter, but I also refuse to not call the rulebook. My big concern is as someone responsible for the growth and development of the game. If a coach is taking the time to teach footwork or how to defend to take away an angle or a pivot foot and we don't call the travel what incentive is there to teach/ develop players properly they are more likely to just spend time strength training and implementing tactics. IF I don't call it and someone else does later because a kid/coach/team doesn't correct it I'm the guy that said it was ok. What ever we don't enforce we allow and encourage, officials as stakeholders should not be encouraging a deterioration in fundamentals or expectations for player development. If I'm an official who is dependant on my officiating as my sole source of income and my conference/ league says they want less called then that would be different (you are the boss and this is my families life too) but in situations where that is not the case we have the opportunity to do whats right for the game and kids.
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For me, the difference in the two positions being debated comes down to this: if I call violations as written, then I'm supported by the rules if/when a supervisor calls me to question a play he has seen on film (sent to him by a coach who disagreed with the call or the no-call).
Whether or not a travel occurs out in the open with no defensive pressure or in the paint where the ball handler is being double-teamed, the opposing team is being put at a disadvantage by not being awarded the ball when the other team violates. All this being said, have I ever passed on a 3-second lane violation? Absolutely, in virtually ever game I've ever worked. Fudged on a 10-second FT count? Probably a half-dozen times. Given more than 10-seconds to reach the front court, regardless of pressure (using Fed rules)? Never. If they stop to talk to their coach while bringing the ball up in the backcourt and I get to 10? It's a turnover, pure and simple. Throw-in violation? Lane violation during FTs? Kicked ball? Travelling? Illegal dribble? If it's in my area and doesn't require any guesswork on my part ... then the violation gets called. For me, it's all about consistency.
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This has zero bearing, by the way, on my opinion regarding using advantage/disadvantage to call traveling.
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But, I get it. It's major college hoops. Only the NBA overlooks traveling more. |
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I've got a bit of a theory as to why many traveling violations are not called - at any level:
I start by "officiating the defense" in nearly every situation. If guys are doing this (watching for that subtle hand check and legal guarding position), official's eyes may miss some movements by the offensive player. At least, I know that I can't possibly watch the offensive player's pivot while at the same time keeping an eye on the defender's feet AND hands. It all happens so quickly. I try to catch all I can, but it's not easy. Hopefully, the C has a travel while I as the L has block/charge and hold/hand check stuff. |
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