[JRutledge]

but you do not just make it up. They have to make some kind effort to put their hand on them, but I still am not calling something until they do that. And just because you call it early, does not mean it will not happen late. I still am going to consider the actions and the abilities of the dribbler and defender. I really do not care what the NF wants, the folks in my part do not want calls for handchecking when you have better dribblers beating weak defenders to the hole or making easy passes that get lay-ups or dunks. I have had the privilege of officiating some very talented kids over the years, and those kids are quick and will blow by you no matter what the defender does. I am not calling a handcheck out front just because that defender touched them. That is really what we call around here a Class A call (small schools). If you want to do the big conferences or move up to the college level, you better not be too quick to call something and the play was not affected. I am from Big Ten country, these players and teams do not play ACC ball, where any touch is a foul. Just the way it is. And I do not buy that the NF just wants us to call touching as fouls. If that was the case they would never refer to 4-27 and make sure that we keep this in mind.

Peace