Quote:
Originally Posted by Loudwhistle
The players don't play "dirty" at this level generally whereas in HS some kids will push with two hands when a layup is attempted especially if it is their last foul. In youth league it seems they are playing the ball all the way to the hoop and just don't have good control of their bodies so bad collisions do occur, yet these fouls are not intentional due to the low skill of the players. These same collisions in HS wouldn't be an intentional foul either as long as the player made a legitimate attempt to block the ball. Sure there was contact but was it a "hard" abnormal collision? One would have to see it to really determine (where's Clark again with a utube) if it were intentional.
|
I want to add to this just a bit. We need to remember, and teach, that "intent" isn't really required for a foul to be ruled intentional. There are two "types" of foul that fit this category by rule.
1. Pushing from behind, grabbing the jersey, etc., where the player is simply trying to foul and doesn't even bother attempting to play the ball.
2. The excessively hard foul. This allows us to call the Int when the defender plays the ball but still causes a collision that is excessivly hard.