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Originally posted by Robmoz
JR...your advice....
1) DO you call the jersey grab (off the ball) when you see it or do you verbalize a warning and let the play continue?
2) Late in the game in an obvious need to foul situation do you call the "X" when you hear the coach calling for the foul and his/her player complies?
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1) Rob, I don't think that I'd ever warn a player for shirt-grabbing. I'd call that foul right away. Jmo, but if you let the clutching and grabbing go- on or off ball- you're gonna give yourself nothing but headaches later on in the game. You want to be as consistent as possible in your calls from beginning to end. That way the players and coaches always know what to expect and they're not getting any surprises. I think that the obvious problem with just issuing a warning one time is that now you're almost committed to giving every player on the floor a similar warning. That isn't gonna work when you get into an end-of-game situation, and the call HAS to be made. I think that the only real judgement involved with shirt-grabbing is whether you are gonna call it an intentional foul, or just a common foul- depending on the circumstances. My own advice, however, is to ignore my advice. Talk this particular play over with whoever your local supervisor/trainer/rules interpreter happens to be, and get some direction from him on how he wants the call made. The ideal is to have all officials in YOUR area try to consistently make the same call.
2)No, I wouldn't call an intentional foul on a defender if I didn't feel that the act itself was intentional. No matter what is said, if a defender is going for the ball- which is the criteria that I use, I usually won't call an intentional foul unless the defender really happens to rough up his opponent while he's committing that foul. I will mention to a coach (if I get a chance) that he should maybe find another way of telling his kids to foul. A lot of coaches now use code words to let their ballplayers know when they want them to foul. Again, this is another call that you should run by your rules interpreter though. His thinking may be different than mine, and he's the one that you have to keep happy- not me.