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I agree with JR. From the sound of things, this particular play involved more subtle contact which warranted a patient whistle. Otherwise we've got to come up with something quickly.
This kind of call can lead to problems though. If a rebounder A1 pushes and pushes and pushes B1 until he's under the hoop, then goes exactly straight up and gets the rebound easily and there's a patient whistle calling him for the initial push(es), there may be some confusion; i.e., he may think he's being called for jumping straight up.
My suggestion, if I may be so bold, is to come up with a hipcheck or push foul on a rebound right away, regardless of what happens next, in the first two minutes of the game or second half. That way the players will know they can't get away with it and will stop. If we just have patient whistles all the time, we run the risk of having the rebounders push all day with only a few calls going against them, and all it takes is one bullied rebounder to throw an elbow because his opponent isn't being called for it.
Just my thoughts. I try to referee preventively as much as possible, which is where I'm coming from with this.
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