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I will not disagree that this "could" be a foul but now we are into another area of officiating that the public (and some officials) are not aware of. The patient whistle - seeing the whole play, then put air in your whistle.
A2 and B2 are jostling for rebounding posistion on the bench side of the basket where the shot came from B2 pushes a little harder on A2 and gets a slightly better postion for the rebound - but the ball hits the rim and goes long to the opposite side of the basket ? Do you call a foul?
Same scenario - except this time B2 backs A2 out about 10ft from where he was when the shot was taken and the ball clanks on the rim and comes right to B2? Do you call a foul?
last weekend while doing an AAU game training a younger official we had this play: A1's Shot goes up from three point area Free throw line extended on the strong side (three man crew so you have lead and trail on this side of the floor) the young guy is the C on the other side.
A3 and B3 are jostling on the weak side B3 goes up and forward clearly displacing A3 whistle blows as the ball bounds over the top of the backboard and out of play. Was there a foul ? do you put a whistle on it?
Now you are reading and considering these plays as they unfold in front of you on the screen, add several other players in your primary area of coverage and full speed. then you make the call.
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