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Old Mon Jul 22, 2019, 08:31am
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College rules game but would be interested in the high school ruling or case play.

A1 drives toward the elbow from the top of the key and loses control of the ball and goes to the floor. The play is moving to the other end of the court and B3 runs by A1 who is on the floor. A1 who is frustrated reaches out to grab the foot of B3 to trip him. A's hand misses his foot and no contact is made. What you got?
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Old Mon Jul 22, 2019, 08:55am
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HTBT, sounds like a Technical foul for unsporting conduct
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Old Mon Jul 22, 2019, 08:58am
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If this was an NCAA Game, the rule would be the same. You cannot have a foul for no contact. And I do not see how you would have a Technical for just trying to grab another player. I have nothing, but I would watch that player from that point on for sure and call the first little thing they did that could be considered a foul.

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Old Mon Jul 22, 2019, 09:45am
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If this was an NCAA Game, the rule would be the same. You cannot have a foul for no contact. And I do not see how you would have a Technical for just trying to grab another player. I have nothing, but I would watch that player from that point on for sure and call the first little thing they did that could be considered a foul.

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So this was brought up and a hypothetical spin was put on the situation. Player B3 runs by player A1 and A1 stick his foot out to try and trip B3 but missed. Similar situation trying to trip a player but no conduct. Player does it again, and again do we have to wait until he hurts someone to enforce a penalty?

My feeling is we need to address the player with an unsporting T, but at the same time need to make sure the rules support the ruling.
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Old Mon Jul 22, 2019, 10:22am
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So this was brought up and a hypothetical spin was put on the situation. Player B3 runs by player A1 and A1 stick his foot out to try and trip B3 but missed. Similar situation trying to trip a player but no conduct. Player does it again, and again do we have to wait until he hurts someone to enforce a penalty?
First of all, do not conflate the situation by adding more situations to your OP. And then you add things with the same standard for your OP because it does not fit your position. You also did not say tried to trip, you said they tried to grab. Those are two totally different things and circumstances. And it would be different if someone tried to grab someone than tried to trip someone and totally missed that one time. For one, players try to grab opponents all the time and miss and we do not call anything until they actually grab their opponents and we certainly do not call a T for the one and only "attempt."

I would assume if I saw someone try to trip someone the first time and missed, I probably would be talking to that player very soon so they know I saw them or what it looked like. And if they made contact, it would not be a T during a live ball for sure. At best it might be an "Intentional Foul" or maybe "Flagrant" depending on the severity of the action. But still not a T unless the ball was dead.

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My feeling is we need to address the player with an unsporting T, but at the same time need to make sure the rules support the ruling.
Now did you ask the question to be "right" or did you ask the question for opinions? Because you first came to this saying that this happened at an NCAA level, which the basic rules are not any different (at least with Men's Rules). Players fall all the time and in the attempt to get up they try to restrict the opponent on some level, sometimes with their legs or arms or even body. IF they "miss" and you call a T for that, it better be so obvious that if someone shows the tape there is no question. Often it is very subtle or questionable. I would rather call Ts for things that stand out so big that no one can question the situation if they saw it on video. Your description might have looked obvious, but was it obvious to everyone else? And it does not matter if this is an NCAA or high school game, the philosophy would be the same for me.

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Old Mon Jul 22, 2019, 10:48am
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A1 who is frustrated reaches out to grab the foot of B3 to trip him.
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First of all, do not conflate the situation by adding more situations to your OP. And then you add things with the same standard for your OP because it does not fit your position. You also did not say tried to trip, you said they tried to grab. Those are two totally different things and circumstances. And it would be different if someone tried to grab someone than tried to trip someone and totally missed that one time. For one, players try to grab opponents all the time and miss and we do not call anything until they actually grab their opponents and we certainly do not call a T for the one and only "attempt."

I would assume if I saw someone try to trip someone the first time and missed, I probably would be talking to that player very soon so they know I saw them or what it looked like. And if they made contact, it would not be a T during a live ball for sure. At best it might be an "Intentional Foul" or maybe "Flagrant" depending on the severity of the action. But still not a T unless the ball was dead.



Now did you ask the question to be "right" or did you ask the question for opinions? Because you first came to this saying that this happened at an NCAA level, which the basic rules are not any different (at least with Men's Rules). Players fall all the time and in the attempt to get up they try to restrict the opponent on some level, sometimes with their legs or arms or even body. IF they "miss" and you call a T for that, it better be so obvious that if someone shows the tape there is no question. Often it is very subtle or questionable. I would rather call Ts for things that stand out so big that no one can question the situation if they saw it on video. Your description might have looked obvious, but was it obvious to everyone else? And it does not matter if this is an NCAA or high school game, the philosophy would be the same for me.

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I did say specifically that he tried to trip him, highlighted above. I am looking for opinions of handling the situation. Appreciate if it is a T that anyone watching would agree and needs to be obvious on the tape, like that approach. Basically, pending any specific case play or ruling it comes to grey area officiating, what is the best approach to the situation? What rules can we apply to the situation and be supported? The answer maybe nothing, we have no penalty to apply within the rules, but would agree we are addressing the player at the first opportunity about the situation if that is the case. Thanks for any additional thoughts.
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Old Mon Jul 22, 2019, 11:00am
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I had this play at a camp two weeks ago and I called a technical foul for USB. Clinicians at my court were fine with it but I guess this is a "you had to be there" situation.
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Old Mon Jul 22, 2019, 12:19pm
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I had this play at a camp two weeks ago and I called a technical foul for USB. Clinicians at my court were fine with it but I guess this is a "you had to be there" situation.
Agree.

If it is something you'd call an intentional or flagrant foul for had there been contact, I think you have to have something. And that something is a technical foul. Trying to trip someone ala Grayson Allen is not a basketball play and if you wait to see actual contact, you're going to have bigger problems since there will be 3-4 occurrences of bad behavior you will probably not see.
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Old Mon Jul 22, 2019, 12:32pm
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I had this play at a camp two weeks ago and I called a technical foul for USB. Clinicians at my court were fine with it but I guess this is a "you had to be there" situation.
Agreed, It maybe similar to discussing Common foul vs F1 or F1 vs F2. Without video you will be hard pressed to get a definitive answer.
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