Travel or Not (with video)

[Jeremy Hohn]

Ball secured with left foot down used to advance toward the goal. Travel when he steps again with that left foot.

[Raymond]

Definitely a travel. Just something to look for in the future.

[JugglingReferee]

Both feet established new spots on the floor. Always a travel.

[rockyroad]

Yeah - it looks like you missed that one. It happens...the question to ask is "why" it happened. In no way am I trying to pick on you here, just maybe help you not miss that kind of play next time...it appears that you did not hustle to the end line to be in a position to see this play. On the near steal prior to this play, you hustled back, but then on the actual steal, you seemed to stop short of the position you needed to get to in order to referee this play. Making sure that doesn't happen again is way more important than whether or not you missed the travel, imho.

Thanks for sharing this - it's a lesson for all of us.

[OrStBballRef]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Yeah - it looks like you missed that one. It happens...the question to ask is "why" it happened. In no way am I trying to pick on you here, just maybe help you not miss that kind of play next time...it appears that you did not hustle to the end line to be in a position to see this play. On the near steal prior to this play, you hustled back, but then on the actual steal, you seemed to stop short of the position you needed to get to in order to referee this play. Making sure that doesn't happen again is way more important than whether or not you missed the travel, imho.

Thanks for sharing this - it's a lesson for all of us.

yeah I agree with what you said...I'm not too concerned about the missed travel, but you are right that my positioning wasn't great. I don't remember getting screened out on the play, but I needed to be deeper more. I noticed that when I first watched the DVD. Film defiantly doesn't lie!

[JRutledge]

It does look like a travel, but you cannot see the ball in this video to know when exactly he grabbed or controlled the pass. I cannot even say definitely which foot was the pivot based on this angle alone.

Peace

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by OrStBballRef

yeah I agree with what you said...I'm not too concerned about the missed travel, but you are right that my positioning wasn't great. I don't remember getting screened out on the play, but I needed to be deeper more. I noticed that when I first watched the DVD. Film defiantly doesn't lie!

If I might add (without piling on...)

You were in position to see everything with the pressure, which was great, but you may not have anticipated a possible steal and then got caught flat-footed. When that 50/50 pass went up it seemed like there was a good chance it could get picked off.

If you - or any of us - isn't flat-footed on that play, we make it to the endline with no problem. If we make it to the endline, it would give us a chance to close down on the play and look across the lane at the other player as he came in for the lay-up. It doesn't guarantee catching the travel but it'll make it easier.

It would've been nice if the camera angle showed where the new L was but I doubt he/she would've been able to get into position to make a call regardless. At the time the pass was picked off six players were in the frontcourt so I'm figuring he/she would've at least been by the top of the three-point arc.

[MN BB Ref]

As a previous poster stated, you cannot see when he gained full possession of the ball in this play so its hard to make a true determination. Another thing to consider is whether or not the player gained an advantage from this. IMHO he did not. The defenders were out of position to do anything and I don't see this giving him an unfair advantage if he did indeed travel. I sure wouldn't be beating myself up over this one.