Louisville/Michigan- Natl Championship

[JeffM]

Originally Posted by VaTerp

a questionable travel after a lot of contact by the Louisville defenders.

I didn't like the travel call either. It came at 4:43 in the first half.

[pfan1981]

The delay of game warning the first half......the Louisville guy was over the OOB line, just dancing all over it before the ref stepped in with a warning. The announcers were miffed, I call and see a warning in most high school games. Isn't it that referee's job to keep a count and watch for this? Are you seen as "that" guy for calling it I D1?

[IUgrad92]

This is what will stick with me from this game....

The best play of the game (Burke's block) got penalized.

One of the worst plays of the game (Hancock jumping sideways into a defender when shooting from the corner) got rewarded.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by IUgrad92

One of the worst plays of the game (Hancock jumping sideways into a defender when shooting from the corner) got rewarded.

Really? I thought all of those were good fouls. Defenders were making poor plays and they got burned.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by IUgrad92

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One of the worst plays of the game (Hancock jumping sideways into a defender when shooting from the corner) got rewarded.

And this defender had jumped straight up and down?

[IUgrad92]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

And this defender had jumped straight up and down?

Would love to debate it if someone could post the clip..... From the replay, the defender's path totally missed the shooter and was actually past the shooter when the shooter initiated the contact by jumping sideways.

Never saw Hancock jump sideways on any other shot he took during the game, so I don't believe that was his normal shooting motion...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by pfan1981

The delay of game warning the first half......the Louisville guy was over the OOB line, just dancing all over it before the ref stepped in with a warning. The announcers were miffed, I call and see a warning in most high school games. Isn't it that referee's job to keep a count and watch for this? Are you seen as "that" guy for calling it I D1?

If you're calling it every game, you may want to consider adjusting. That doesn't mean you should, but I would consider it unless you're working the highest level to which you're striving.

It's possible you're being too nit picky on when a player is getting close. Of course, it's possible the kids in your area just aren't catching on. I would watch some games at higher levels, and talk to some higher level local officials, and see how they call it.

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by pfan1981

The delay of game warning the first half......the Louisville guy was over the OOB line, just dancing all over it before the ref stepped in with a warning. The announcers were miffed, I call and see a warning in most high school games. Isn't it that referee's job to keep a count and watch for this? Are you seen as "that" guy for calling it I D1?

I was watching the game when it happened. The announcers weren't miffed, just confused until it was reported. It was pretty blatant so it needed to be called. If you are calling it in most high school games, maybe you need to start working on preventative officiating. You can usually tell when a kid is going to aggressively harass the inbounder..... they get all excited before you even hand the ball to the thrower. Take a few seconds to remind the jacked-up kid what will happen if he violates the invisible plane prior to the throw-in. Then you won't see it so much.

[pfan1981]

Originally Posted by zebraman

I was watching the game when it happened. The announcers weren't miffed, just confused until it was reported. It was pretty blatant so it needed to be called. If you are calling it in most high school games, maybe you need to start working on preventative officiating. You can usually tell when a kid is going to aggressively harass the inbounder..... they get all excited before you even hand the ball to the thrower. Take a few seconds to remind the jacked-up kid what will happen if he violates the invisible plane prior to the throw-in. Then you won't see it so much.

Thanks Zebra. I bring it up in the captains meeting and also remind the coaches before the game. I will talk to upper officials in our area to see what they think. Is this one of these rules that's really not a rule unless the defender contacts the thrower-inner?

I am just surprised that in so many games the defenders feet land out of bounds regularly right in front of the official. Obviously the plane was broken, why no call?