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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
Do you blow whistle when A1 starts to shoot and we have a shooting foul? Or are you saying you call handcheck only if A1 starts to shoot, but foul is "on the floor", and if A1 chooses to pass, we have no call?
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When he picks up the dribble, I will whislte. If he passes, that's fine. But it's very rare that any of these kids pass. 
If he shoots, then I have a shooting foul. I'm not going to penalize A1 who has an open drive to the basket because a defender puts a hand on his hip. I wait until he starts his shooting motion, which is simply picking up the dribble and stepping to the basket. Then I get the shooting foul.
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Is this the way they are asking you to call these, or is this just your philosophy? It strikes me as somewhat odd to have a shooting foul on something that occurred on the dribble, and well before the shot. Not saying it's wrong, but it's now how I usually see it called and it's not how I personally see the rule. Especially considering that as the player picks up the ball, the handcheck usually stops and the defenders hands go up (or into the arms for another form of shooting foul
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