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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
M, I was trying to say that the GPBOA guidelines were wrong, not the FED's. The guidelines that GPBOA issued on their website and posted in the first post of this thread stated "The defensive player's actions of feeling for a screen that may be set to the side or rear is NOT a foul". Well, that, my friend, is a form of "tagging", and the NFHS says that sureashell IS a foul. The FED has been saying that for as long as I can remember too. This ain't the first time that the FED has issued a POE saying that a defender shouldn't be allowed to gain an advantage by feeling for screens, etc. Iow, that GPBOA statement is completely contrary to long-standing FED guidelines, including the one that I outlined in red above. Btw, we teach "warn and call" on that one.
You can either believe something right out of the NFHS rule book, or you can believe something that is posted on the GPBOA web site that is completely opposite. Me? I'm gonna go with the FED.
That's why I would personally ignore everything put out by the GPBOA.
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Well, your grumpiness, (or is your neanderthalness?) I'm not sure they are completely opposite. But, you know, we do actually agree in the fact that I wouldn't necessarily follow these guidelines for HS either. As far as the "tagging" line, I thought you were referencing the line that says, "It is a foul if a defender continually jabs an opponent." and saying that doesn't agree with the Fed. POE, when it does. That's all I was trying to point out.
I think this is an example of the what I've been lamenting on another thread - someone feeling they can expand on or change a Fed. ruling or mechanic because they think they know better. Whether or not it really is better is up for debate. But all it seems to do is present confusion. Someone can look at the Fed. books and see one set of guidelines for handchecking, then members of the GPBOA see their leaders' recommended guidelines. When in the GPBOA, do as GPBOA'ers, I guess. But why can't we all do it the same? Geesh!