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Why Is This So Hard To Pin Down ???
In the context of Rule 10-4-8, the "officials discussions" confirm that despite the philosophical shift away from "offensive goaltending" for field goals, the technical foul penalty for interfering with a free throw is intentionally preserved because the act is seen as fundamentally disrupting a critical, non-live-ball scoring attempt, warranting a severe penalty.
Got this (above) from Gemini Artificial Intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence will seldom admit that it doesn't know an answer and has been known to "hallucinate".
Certainly not in any way reliable.
"Officials discussions" may, in fact, refer to the Official Forum and other similar websites.
Asked for specifics (case plays, citations, etc.), hopefully from NFHS, and got little, just got this:
Rule 10-4-9 (or Art. 9): Specifically prohibits a player from committing goaltending during a free throw.
Simple question: Is it still a technical foul (and a free throw violation) for an offensive player to "goaltend" (the action, not the definition) a free throw?
Why do I keep running into brick walls regarding this very simple question?
I would prefer a yes answer, but I would fully accept a no answer from a reliable source, preferably the NFHS, maybe even IAABO.
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Last edited by BillyMac; Sat Nov 29, 2025 at 02:04pm.
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