POE question...

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

The MHSAA has issued its own interpretation that incidental contact against the free throw shooter is not a foul. Only illegal contact is to be called a foul. Unfortunately, the state guy that attended our rule meeting didn't express it that way--causing a lot more confusion than necessary.

Now I am confused. How could incidental contact ever be a foul?

MTD, Sr.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Now I am confused. How could incidental contact ever be a foul?

MTD, Sr.

9-2-10 PENALTY4 is a parellel to this. When a defender reaches across the line on a throw-in and merely contacts the thrower-inner, that's an intentional foul regardless the extent of the contact, right?

According to the original NFHS releases that's how they wanted it called (cf. previously posted Situations). Stat's is correct that MHSAA stipulated that for this to be considered a foul it must rise above the level of mere incidental contact. Not everyone got the memo because there never was an official memo released on this, sadly.