Offensive Kicking?

[Pantherdreams]

Violation is pretty clear and easy to get.

HOWEVER . . . we'ev all worked with those people and for new officials if you work with those guys often and early you can develop bad habits. I had a partner my first couple of years who wouldn't call violations like (kick ball, travels, illegal dribbles) unless they were balatant. I mean unless the player drop kicked the ball like a punter he would insist that it wasn't intentional.

Violations may not be the sexiest calls in the game and I know that a lot people here would espouse that you dont' want travelling to be your best call. All that said if you consistently and effecively get your violations as an official, the game cleans up and slows down (either literally or figuratively as you get better at seeing things at pace) to make it easier for you to officiate.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

... you dont' want travelling to be your best call.

Traveling is the hardest call for me to make, not block/charge, not managing coaches, not ricochets out of bounds.

If I had a game, and traveling was my best call in that game, I would be quite pleased with myself.

[chymechowder]

I think it's a relatively easy call, but I've found it's difficult to "sell" the non-call when Team A tries to force a bounce pass through traffic. Essentially, they throw the ball into a defender's shin/foot. I won't blow my whistle. Then, invariably, Team B recovers the carom and Team A's coach is yelling for a KICK

[Adam]

Originally Posted by chymechowder

I think it's a relatively easy call, but I've found it's difficult to "sell" the non-call when Team A tries to force a bounce pass through traffic. Essentially, they throw the ball into a defender's shin/foot. I won't blow my whistle. Then, invariably, Team B recovers the carom and Team A's coach is yelling for a KICK

Your coaches suck.