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Old Mon Mar 08, 2021, 11:02am
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IAABO Survey Says …

Disclaimer: For IAABO eyes only. Below is not a NFHS interpretation, it's only an IAABO International interpretation which obviously doesn't mean a hill of beans to most members of this Forum.

https://storage.googleapis.com/refqu...UtAa2kmauJ.mp4

IAABO International Play Commentary: Correct Answer: This is a Flagrant Personal Foul.

"Off Ball" coverage is a challenge in a 2-person crew. We can see there are multiple illegal contact situations in the lane that escalate and result in the illegal contact that was ruled a foul. This is a play (commonly referred to as a "hook and hold") that began to appear at the college level a few years ago and is now creeping into the high school game.

At a minimum, this is an intentional foul. Regardless if you believe this to be an intentional foul or a flagrant foul, all officials need to understand it is a deliberate act on the part of the offender. If the contact is done in a violent manner and subjects the opponent to potential injury, the act should be considered flagrant. (56% of respondents would rule this to be a flagrant foul)

As far as the court coverage, watch how the lead official steps into the lane area extended to observe off-ball contact. Then as the ball is passed to the bench sideline, he now turns his body away from the lane to accept the ball into his PCA. Officiating in the lane area is frowned upon, as it puts you in a straight-line position to the post players in the lane. The Lead should close down to B and, if needed, move to the ball side position to cover low post players. If he had been at the B position when the ball was passed to the sideline, he could keep his torso facing the lane and back out a couple of steps to accept the ball into his PCA. The Lead should never turn their back to the lane.

The Trail is fairly stationary throughout the perimeter ball movement. There were a couple of opportunities to position adjust to get an open view between the offensive player and defensive player that she did not make. In the end, she does a good job recognizing a foul has occurred. It could have easily been missed as a ball-handler was in the lane in addition to this illegal contact.

This play illustrates how quickly contact can escalate. Officials need to be diligent and make off-ball contact a priority in their games. Getting the first foul will go a long way in preventing this type of contact.


Here is the breakdown of the IAABO members that commented on the video: This is a Flagrant Personal Foul 55% (including me). This is an Intentional Personal Foul 45%.
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