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Originally posted by refTN
What are the guidelines on what you can do in the post?
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Straight from the NFHS 2003-04 Rule Book....
POE 2C POST PLAY
1) The offense can shape up to receive a pass or to force the defense to deploy or assume a legal guarding position at the side, in front or behind the offensive post player. When the offensive player then uses the "swim stroke", pushes, pins, elbows, forearms, holds, clears with the body or just generally demonstrates rough physical movements or tactics, this a foul on the offensive player and must be called without warning.
2) The defense can assume a legal, vertical stance or position on the side, front or behind the offensive post player. When the defense undercuts(initiates lower-body non-vertical contact), slaps, pushes, holds, elbows, forearms or just generally demonstrates rough, physical movements or tactics, this is a foul on the defense and must be called without warning.
3) When a player pushes a leg or knee into an opponent, it is a foul.
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When a player dislodges an opponent from an established position by pushing or "backing in", it is a foul.
5) When a player uses hands, forearms or elbows to prevent an opponent from maintaining a legal position, it is a foul.
Most high school associations include this as part of their training. Most high school camps also teach the same principles.
No set guidelines in the rule book? That's because you don't read, know, or understand the rule book used at the level you are currently officiating. It might be a good idea one day for you to read NFHS rule 10-6-1, RefTN. And the rest of R10-6 also. You might not be so confused then. Those rules also do apply at the middle school level in TN too, don't they? I know that they certainly apply to your next level up- the high school level, when you happen to attain that. If you read the rulebook for the level that you
are officiating, rather than the level that you
want to officiate some day, then you'll do a much better job
now- believe it or not. Good officials know the rules for the level that they're working.
As usual, feel free to ignore the advice. Hopefully, some of it might be helpful to other
new officials.
I'm off my soapbox now too.