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Originally Posted by Damian
I have seen just the opposite. When a team needs to foul, the other team, tries to pass around before the defense can get to them. so, many times the fouls are minor contact against the person who no longer has the ball. In these cases, I don't want to reward the defense for making bad plays by giving them the foul, stopping the clock, and perhaps able to make a play later.
Having said that, if the contact is more than just minor, then I call it.
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There are officials, including me depending on the tone of the game, that will make sure you get the first contact in a fouling situation because if you don't, the second will be harder and more dangerous. When my crew is in a situation like this, during a dead ball, we always talk about getting the first foul, but remembering that there has to be contact to be called.