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Originally Posted by Geof
"if you see contact, depending on the severity of the contact and the outcome of the play, it may or may not be a foul."
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Even this may not be accurate in many cases. Example: A couple of seasons ago in one of my GV games A1 attempts a try and B1 taps A1's elbow, causing the ball to fall about five feet short of the basket. It wasn't severe but B1 created contact and gained an advantage not intended by rule. I called the foul as soon as I realized the try was going to miss everything. When the coach asked why I called it a bit late - he knew what happened but he was just doing his due diligence - I said, "Coach, it's amazing what a little tap on the elbow can do to a shot."
As others have said, the entire play needs to be judged.
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