Continous/Upward Motion

[BryanV21]

I guess it's like pornography...

I can't define it, but I know it when I see it.

If a coach or observer asked why it is/was a shooting foul, my response would be "in my judgment the player had started his shooting motion." Not "the" shooting motion, but "his" shooting motion. See 4-41-3... "the try starts when the player begins the motion which habitually precedes the release of the ball."

I suppose "habitually" could be based on a general idea of how a shot is attempted, and not for that particular shooter. I don't know, so all I can do is make the call based on my judgment.

Just another reason why our jobs can be so difficult. And until the NFHS gets more specific with their definition of shooting motion we're stuck with leaving ourselves open to ridicule and second-guessing.