Ball-handlers / Freedom of Movement

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Remington

I don't think we were piss poor as you say, we were trained(by very high level officials in some cases) to use advantage/disadvantage and then modified further to RSBQ on these calls. I think the game is back to the correct way, but every camp I attended the last 10 years (prior to last season) still wanted you to only enforce RSBQ. Then, the NCAA changed their stance and we were told to call automatics in collegiate conferences and the NFHS subsequently followed. I like the game better now, but there is still some RSBQ to determine whether or not we have a true "hot stove" touch. The NCAA D1 coaches put out a video stating they want these philosophical changes (rules have been there) and acknowledged they need to adjust but really want the officials to call the fouls as it will make the game better in the long run.

Precisely my point. The rules makers wanted one thing and pretty much everyone, including camp instructors were doing something different than they wanted.....applying RSBQ too liberally and not calling fouls on stuff that was intended. The rules committees were, for years, saying that there was an advantage and it was affecting RSBQ but still it wasn't getting called....that officials on the whole were just not properly recognizing the advantage and he effect on RSBQ.