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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
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Originally posted by Mregor
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Originally posted by OverAndBack
I have been doing a lot of girls' games in grades 5-8 and they feature a lot (a LOT) of jump ball situations, where two players get a hold of the ball and tie it up. How long do you wait on that, is it different for different levels, is this something that happens more at lower levels or are my partners and I just too quick to whistle or too slow to let it play out?
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At the level you mentioned, a lot of held balls will happen. Personally, I prefer to catch a foul accross the arm or pursh from behid when the defender goes to tie up the ball if the offensive player has clear posession. Running down the court, jump ball, run the other way, jump ball, repeat, is not a game. On the other hand, if you call a few fouls, there is likely to be a lot less held ball situations. Just my input...Mregor
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I admit that the girls game features too many held balls. But calling fouls to prevent held balls is not the way to deal with this. Frequently, girls don't snatch the rebound, chin and pivot, so they leave the ball exposed to defenders who are mor ethan happy to grab on. These are held balls. The game doesn't flow as well, but don't look for fouls to avoid the held ball. You are then rewarding offensive players who don't take care of the ball.
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I think what Mregor was saying is we often miss the foul as the opposing player is attempting to tie up the player with the first touch of the ball. I agree with that and I too, make sure I've got the foul first and not the jump ball where there has been illegal contact.
I also, don't want to be rewarding defensive players who manage to tie up the ball only by fouling the player with the ball.
Girls have no monopoly on poor rebounding techniques. I see it in games I call all the way to top level HS, boys, varsity, and games I don't call--at the college level.
'fatigue makes cowards of us all' or at least fundamentally unsound ballplayers.
