illegal screen

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Alaska Ref

I have heard coaches and fans screaming "ILLEGAL SCREEN"
"ILLEGAL SCREEN" when there is no such thing and no such
mechanic.

Your fans most be a lot smarter than our fans down here in the lower 48! Most have no idea what constitutes illegal contact on a screen. They think that a huge collision is an illegal screen.

But I don't think "Illegal Contact!" or "Block!" conveys to the fans, players or coaches that we had illegal contact on a screen. I think you're just playing with the semantics.

Personal preference is "Illegal Screen!" for me. It's certainly not in the same class as "Over the back!", which I will never use. But I'm not going to change your mind and you're not going to change mine.

Take care Don!

Tony