Traveling?

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Outstanding job of holding your whistle. Too many of us call something just b/c it looks funny.

This brings up a point that I was going to start a new topic about but I'll just post it here.

Do you guys find yourself calling fewer traveling violations than partners normally? Roughly the same amount? More than your partners? I've found, this season especially, that it seems I call a lot fewer traveling violations than most people I work with. I'm not saying that I don't miss a few, because I'm sure I do, but I'm beginning to think that some people call travels because they "look funny" and coaches/fans constantly want them called even when they're not violations. It seems like guys call traveling a lot when players don't have control of the ball. Usually it happens when a player is running and trying to catch a pass and fumbles the ball while still running.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by zm1283

..... some people call travels because they "look funny" and coaches/fans constantly want them called even when they're not violations. It seems like guys call traveling a lot when players don't have control of the ball. Usually it happens when a player is running and trying to catch a pass and fumbles the ball while still running.

This is true, but the opposite is what is rapidly on the rise, in my opinion. Some calls, and traveling is at the top of the list, are not made because they don't look funny. A move can be a thing of beauty to watch (spin move is probably the prime example) and still be illegal.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by zm1283

This brings up a point that I was going to start a new topic about but I'll just post it here.

Do you guys find yourself calling fewer traveling violations than partners normally?

I call fewer than most of my partners but I admit my standard for calling it is pretty high since I think I still struggle with picking it up.