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Originally posted by pank
Please share your interpretation of a moving screen.
Does there have to be contact for a moving screen to be called-and then what we're really calling is the foul for contact, not a moving screen. Right?
As long as there is no contact with a defender, doesn't an offensive player have the right to mirror his teammate?
Often, coaches scream for a moving screen call, yet in reality, there is no actual violation or signal (NFHS) for a moving screen, is there? Or am I missing something somwehere?
looking for some input.
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No matter what anyone is going to tell you, there is no such terminology in the rulebook called a "moving screen." A screen can be stationary and under the right situations can be called a foul. Basically the only time you can call a foul on a screen when you have not allowed a certain number of steps or you lean and use your arms to "block" if you will a player from getting around or to a spot. The term "moving screen" basically comes from ignorance of coaches, thinking that this is illegal. Referee Magazine a few years ago had an article about the "12 Major Myths of Basketball" (I believe that was the title) and "moving screen was on the list as well as having to be "set to get a player-control foul."
A screen can always move as long as the screener gives a player some time and distance as it states in the rules before contact occurs. That is of course paraphrasing the issue, but you should get the idea. This is all covered in the NF 10-6-3. Basketball is a contact sport, so it takes a lot more than just contact to warrant a foul by rule.
Peace