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Originally Posted by hbioteach
Did not see the OP play. If the defender used arms to push through screener than of course its a foul is on defender. If the defender contacted defender and clearly did not see the screen then no call.
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Still not right. Just because the opponent was looking the other direction and didn't see the screen doesn't mean that the screen was set outside of that person's visual field. In the play described the screen was clearly set to the side of the player and not from behind.
NFHS RULES
4-40-3 . . . When screening a stationary opponent
from the front or side (within
the visual field), the screener may be anywhere short of contact.
4-40-4 . . . When screening a stationary opponent
from behind (outside the
visual field), the screener must allow the opponent one normal step backward
without contact.
4-40-7 . . . A player who is screened within his/her visual field is expected to
avoid contact by going around the screener.
In cases of screens outside the visual
field, the opponent may make inadvertent contact with the screener and if the
opponent is running rapidly, the contact may be severe. Such a case is to be ruled
as incidental contact provided the opponent stops or attempts to stop on contact
and moves around the screen, and provided the screener is not displaced if
he/she has the ball.
The only legitimate question is how does the NCAA define "outside of the visual field"?