Indiana/Michigan block/charge

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by Brad

Even by the book it is super nit-picky. If you call this a travel at the men's D1 level you are going to get weird looks from both of your partners and both coaches.



The "travel" had zero impact on the play. He's putting the ball on the floor and maybe lifted his pivot foot a half second before releasing the ball. Super, super nit-picky. Don't be a detective!



No it's not ... it's not even a drop-step!



I think that's exactly what you are debating.

This "travel" had zero impact on the play. ZERO. It is barely noticeable. If you blow your whistle on this play at this level (really, any level, but especially men's D1), everyone is going to pause and wonder what the hell you called —*because no one will know.

It's super nit-picky ... it's like finding 3-seconds on the post player who has half a foot on the lane line, but the ball is nowhere near him. "By the book"? Yes. Something you should call? No.

In this game if you call this a travel you are going to be the only one calling it ... and you won't be around to call it very long.

Agree 100% with everything here.

The main person I credit with my training once I decided to give up coaching and concentrate on officiating had a lot of Men's D1 and ABA experience.

He always said that officials who call ticky tack "letter of the law" violations do not last very long. He would say focus on these things on call selection:

Call the obvious, protect shooters, referee the defense, reward LGP.

Calling these ticky tack violations arent good for the game and officials who insist on calling them wont be advancing very far.