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Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Oct 8, 2015 14:00:13 GMT -5
The big theme the last few years in officiating has been "get the call right". Line judges should move as needed to make the best call possible so long as they don't interfere with play. Some are more demonstrative than others, so long as they are working to make the right call, I can live with it. Imagine if Marvin Hall was doing lines - That would be some entertainment! Too bad Detective Frank Drebin never got to be a line judge. Sorry, I beat you to it. See above....
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Post by dorothymantooth on Oct 8, 2015 14:14:17 GMT -5
Enrico Pallozi
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Post by s0uthie on Oct 8, 2015 14:20:16 GMT -5
D'Enrico?
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 8, 2015 14:26:12 GMT -5
It's a very difficult call -- outside the antennae. There really isn't a position that is optimal, other than overhead. And good luck with that. If you can line up the antennae and the ball at point of contact, you should be able to tell. Granted, that can be a big if during the run of play.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2015 14:42:54 GMT -5
The problem with that is that you have to position yourself in a direct line with the ball and the antenna which requires you to travel down your end line to do so (or the side line). On top of that you have to visualize the extension of the antenna AND determine if ANY PART OF THE BALL passed through that extension.
At best a very difficult call. At worst, impossible. Very similar to our imaginary plane of the net.
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Post by thesnakeguy on Oct 8, 2015 14:44:44 GMT -5
It's a very difficult call -- outside the antennae. There really isn't a position that is optimal, other than overhead. And good luck with that. You want to be lined up with where the ball is being returned from. In line judging training they brought out ropes and demonstrated and encouraged people to run all the way to the other corner if they need to. There is absolutely a better position than the corner to make this call.
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Post by itsallrelative on Oct 8, 2015 14:47:32 GMT -5
because of the distances, sometimes it easier for the R2 to get a good read on this call....(R2, being closer to the antenna, can "swing" angles quicker than the linejudges. but, of course, they have to stay out of the way of play...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2015 14:52:01 GMT -5
It's a very difficult call -- outside the antennae. There really isn't a position that is optimal, other than overhead. And good luck with that. You want to be lined up with where the ball is being returned from. In line judging training they brought out ropes and demonstrated and encouraged people to run all the way to the other corner if they need to. There is absolutely a better position than the corner to make this call. No argument about that (staying in the corner not being best), but there are major drawbacks and limitations with moving. Overhead would still be the best angle, imo, and you still have the problem of a round object passing through a space with an imaginary extension.
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Post by thesnakeguy on Oct 8, 2015 14:56:44 GMT -5
You could always run underneath the antenna and croutch down and look straight up, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2015 15:24:55 GMT -5
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Post by dawgnerd on Oct 8, 2015 16:49:19 GMT -5
Pet peeve of mine is line judges who stand with their eye directly over the corner and make little if any move at all when a shot comes to that corner. They are totally guessing about the contact of ball and line, as it is on the other (bottom) side of the ball. Also in the way of anyone attempting a play.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 8, 2015 20:16:52 GMT -5
The lineswoman who made an unfathomably bad call in the Washington @ Washington State actually jumped in the air when she thought the ball was going to hit her, losing total sight of the ball (which she called out, despite hitting practically at her feet, a good six inches in). I saw her do the exact same thing in another match, although she did manage to get that call right.
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