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Originally Posted by Da Official
Reason I ask is I called a few of these in Adult Rec games and the players act like I've just made up the rule out of thin air. LOL!
I tell the player when you defend a shot and put your hands straight up you're fine, but when you intentionally extend your arms 45 degrees and delibertly attempt to cover the shooters eyes it is an Unsporting Foul.
To be honest when I first started calling these I reported it as a foul...now I give em' the "T".  |
They can block their vision, they just cannot put their hands or arms directly in their face. I hope you are not calling it because they are trying to block vision. The purpose of the rule is to prevent people from poking opponents in the eyes or directly in the face. This is not a penalty because someone just simply held their hand up.
Peace