Foul without contact?

[JRutledge]

You cannot officiate with a picture, but I see a lot more contact than with just the ball in these pictures.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

You cannot officiate with a picture, but I see a lot more contact than with just the ball in these pictures.

Peace

What do you mean? I'm the best damned official in the world when watching from the stands or on TV.

[parrot]

That's not the play. I never suggested that there is no contact in that picture, just that it was a play that unfolded in a similar fashion with her defensive positioning and with the bigger girl with the ball out in front of her.

[Raymond]

I had a Men's Rec League game years ago where a tall player intentionally hit a much shorter player on top of the head with the ball. I gave him a T.

[MD Longhorn]

Ah... so two pictures from which we can derive exactly nothing. Cool.

[parrot]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Ah... so two pictures from which we can derive exactly nothing. Cool.

Picture one shows the relative size of the two players involved for those having trouble believing that the defender would have been knocked down with ball only contact. Force equalling MASS times acceleration and all that.

Second picture was merely to help people picture how the play transpired. Simlilar, but not exact. Sorry I tried to help clarify.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by parrot

Picture one shows the relative size of the two players involved for those having trouble believing that the defender would have been knocked down with ball only contact. Force equalling MASS times acceleration and all that.

Second picture was merely to help people picture how the play transpired. Simlilar, but not exact. Sorry I tried to help clarify.

A still picture doesn't show much of anything when you're trying to establish who fouled who or if there was even a foul at all. All it can do is establish that there was contact at that very moment....which is far from enough to determine fault.

[parrot]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

A still picture doesn't show much of anything when you're trying to establish who fouled who or if there was even a foul at all. All it can do is establish that there was contact at that very moment....which is far from enough to determine fault.

I understand that. That was not my intent. The picture I posted isn't even of the play in question. It's a similar play that involved the same defender. I just thought it might help people who were having trouble visualizing how the play went down. Forget I posted it I guess.