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Originally posted by Hartsy
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Originally posted by coachgrd
I want to make sure I am teaching my players correctly.
I have been teaching my girls that when they square and shoot, you're only recourse is to stand tall, put your hands stright up and hope she can't shoot. I've used the analogy that there is a plane of glass between the two of you and if you break it, chances are you'll be called for a foul.
coachgrd
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You are right in my book, coach. It isn't easy to block a shot on this type of play w/o a foul. In fact, it isn't all that easy to block a shot anytime.
Just tell them that when the "glass breaks", any contact after that is likely to be considered a foul on the defense.
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I have to disagree - it depends who "breaks the glass". The key to making the call is refereeing the defense. If the defender simply maintains position and doesn't initiate or escalate the contact, then as Jeff said it's either nothing or a PC foul on the offense, depending on the nature/severity of the contact.
Unfortunately, what usually happens is that the defender may initially put their arms straight up as you try to teach them, but will then take a swipe at the ball, possibly initiating illegal contact with the offensive player & drawing a foul call.