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Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Originally posted by ace
Because- by bear hugging is the kid intentionally trying to HURT the player or just stop the clock? Mel Whitworth current high school former NBA, college referee stressed this at a camp. How is it intentional if he's not trying to stop the clock and him just holding the player? Make sense?
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I believe a NCAA POE this year is intentional fouls.
In any event, a "bearhug" is always intentional - a no brainer, especially at end of game or when the hug-ee is going for a layup. If you want to get yelled at by coaches continue to not make this obvious call.
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It is an NCAA POE this year.The POE basically just says you should call intentional fouls.A better interpretation from the NCAA rulebook is in "Appendix III-Guidelines for Officials". That says in Section 6-Intentional Personal Fouls-"Guidelines for calling the intentional personal foul are...wrapping the arm(s) around around a player and grabbing a player around the torso or legs are intentional personal fouls".
I think that Ace got an NBA interpretation that sureashell ain't applicable to high school or college ball.I don't think that Mel is too up-to-date on rules other than the NBA ones.He shouldn't be teaching that particular philosophy to non-NBA officials either.