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OmniSpiker · 03-11-2008, 09:42 AM

Hi KOACHnREF, welcome, it's good to be opinionated with a passion.

I think that the idea of the compression myth is inappropriately applied. The ball does in fact compress upon impact, unless you've got a ball that's rock hard over-inflated. When the ball touches the ground there could be an impact often about 1-2 inches in circumference. The compression myth is that sometimes people beleive that it's about 6-7 inches in circumference or they try to measure the whole circumference of the ball. That's where a lot of inexperience officials sometimes refer to the best/worst angle of view. Like you said, it's because they are following the ball with their eyes.

That's exactly the same thing that plaques the 'Action Jackson Line Judges' as they are following the ball. Often time the inexperience ones stand with their shoulders square to the net, instead of their feet 90 degrees matching the corner of the court. Often the missed call is the ball going to the opposite corner or sideline furthest away because of obstruction of view, be it a player, the R2, or the net and any net attachments itself. Rarely does a any official need to move, but some occassions, it does require taking a step or kneeling down to see it clearly. Even moving your head rather than relying solely on eye movements can improve your visual acuteness. Afterall the best visual acuteness is the field of view closest to directly infront where both eyes are at their greatest distance apart.

Like you said, the best officials are the ones you don't remember - making questionable calls. In the the case of ball in or ball out, there should be no question to it or error to the call.

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OmniSpiker Player Status: Offline Posts: 168 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Forest meets Lake	03-11-2008, 09:42 AM Hi KOACHnREF, welcome, it's good to be opinionated with a passion. I think that the idea of the compression myth is inappropriately applied. The ball does in fact compress upon impact, unless you've got a ball that's rock hard over-inflated. When the ball touches the ground there could be an impact often about 1-2 inches in circumference. The compression myth is that sometimes people beleive that it's about 6-7 inches in circumference or they try to measure the whole circumference of the ball. That's where a lot of inexperience officials sometimes refer to the best/worst angle of view. Like you said, it's because they are following the ball with their eyes. That's exactly the same thing that plaques the 'Action Jackson Line Judges' as they are following the ball. Often time the inexperience ones stand with their shoulders square to the net, instead of their feet 90 degrees matching the corner of the court. Often the missed call is the ball going to the opposite corner or sideline furthest away because of obstruction of view, be it a player, the R2, or the net and any net attachments itself. Rarely does a any official need to move, but some occassions, it does require taking a step or kneeling down to see it clearly. Even moving your head rather than relying solely on eye movements can improve your visual acuteness. Afterall the best visual acuteness is the field of view closest to directly infront where both eyes are at their greatest distance apart. Like you said, the best officials are the ones you don't remember - making questionable calls. In the the case of ball in or ball out, there should be no question to it or error to the call. Me eat meat in team.