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Old Tue Oct 26, 2021, 09:21pm
Nevadaref Nevadaref is offline
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What if Team B had cleanly rebounded the miss, advanced the ball to the opposite end of the court, and a hand-checking foul was then whistled against a defender? This action occurs only a few seconds after the rebound, but no one would cancel this foul.

The rules writers had to pick a cut-off point after which all activity stands. They couldn’t use time on the clock, so they selected the end of the erroneous FT. Therefore, that’s what we need to use when applying the rules. Raymond’s situation shows the need for precision in such a situation. If the definition of when a FT ends isn’t precisely adhered to, then the resulting application will be different.

I understand the argument being made by Camron that perhaps altering the CE rule to wipe out any common fouls committed during the rebounding activity would be more fair, but as officials we don’t have that discretion when working a contest. We have a duty to properly apply the rules as written. Would the NFHS or NCAA consider such a rule change? I doubt it given the infrequency of CE situations.
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