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I struggled with this same question earlier this year. I asked here, and got some great adivce. And I've had a few weeks to try it out. Here's what I do now:
1. If a team is in a situation where they are likely to want to foul, give them the foul on the first contact. Don't make them give you a "good foul," or they will.
2. Know how it's called in your area. Two shots and the ball is a lot to a team that's struggling to get a break at the end of the game. What they want from you is consistency (and in this case, consistency means what everybody else has called).
3. If you're going to call it, then give the fouler the benefit of the doubt. Unless he bear hugs the guy, two hand pushes, etc. (i.e., obvious attempts NOT to play the ball), call it a PF.
Just my 2 cents, but it's working well for me.
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