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Musings from my Officials Staff Mtg
Attending our officials staff mtg last night. It was both interesting and coincidental. Interesting to hear the conveners talk about: 1) new FT rule;
2) they went over a few of your more commonly mis-understood rules (your usual suspects e.g., high dribble vs palming, block/charge/blarge, and issues of verticality),
3) also discussing that we should really manage the issue of "lane over-reaching"--when players in lane spaces during FT's will arm tangle prior to boxing out.
4) did you'all know that if the FT shooter gets boxed out and physically touched by a lane space occupier while the ball is in flight, then it is a common foul on said defender? News to me.
It was coincidental to the extent that some of the issues we discussed on this Forum were also brought up. I actually asked the convener about "allowing defenders to wedge betw offensive players on stack formation throw ins". The convener said, if the offensive player have already obtained their positions, then the defenders have no right trying to wedge between them.
In closing the conveners told us verbatim "blow your whistles more often and early".
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