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Originally posted by David B
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Good point about contact. In our game the other night
it was obvious that the coach had taught his defenders to "run through the screens" instead of the more correct way of moving over the screens etc, or switching.
Finally I simply told the coach, if your players want to run into the picks thats fine, but
I'm not going to penalize the player that is setting a legal pick.
[/B][/QUOTE]No, but you shoulda been penalizing the player(s) that were running through the screens. That's an automatic foul. Any player who is screened in their visual field is supposed to at least make an attempt to run around the screen. They can't just go ahead and plow into the screener.
Rule 4-27-4. There's a case play or POE somewhere on this one too.
Went and looked for a reference:
NFHS 2002-03 Rule book:
POE 3C
MOVING SCREENS:
- The screener must be stationary on contact.
- It is not a moving screen unless there is contact.
- The screened player is expected to stop or attempt to stop on contact and move around the screen.
- Excessive contact or
"pushing through the screen" is illegal
[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Nov 14th, 2005 at 12:05 PM]