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[BillyMac]

IAABO Make The Call Video

Was this correctly ruled a blocking foul? Did the defender obtain a legal guarding position before this contact occurred? Did the correct official make the ruling? Does the official use proper signals?

https://storage.googleapis.com/refqu...uOQbJ3Gw%3D%3D

Reminder: IAABO uses its own signals (which doesn't mean a hill of beans to most members of this Forum), that may not necessarily be the same as NFHS signals.

Three choices: This is a player control foul. This is a blocking foul. This is incidental contact (no foul).

My comment: This is a blocking foul. Defender White #2 moved to her left after airborne shooter Black #12 had left the floor. Center signaled the blocking foul with her fists on her hips rather than her open hands on her hips (but otherwise a good strong signal, including counting the goal).

[JRutledge]

Looks like a block to me. The defender is sliding over after the shooter goes airborne.

Also not sure what signal is different, look like the NF signals to me.

Peace

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Looks like a block to me. The defender is sliding over after the shooter goes airborne.

Also not sure what signal is different, look like the NF signals to me.

Peace

I think he meas "fists on hips" v. "open hands on hips"

I agree with the block call.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I think he meas "fists on hips" v. "open hands on hips"

Does anyone really care about this part other than a few people that have nothing better to worry about?

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

... wrong signal, but only people that might care is the supervisor or state organization that assigns this game.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Does anyone really care about this part other than a few people that have nothing better to worry about?

Here in my little corner of Connecticut, yes, a committee of trained observers/evaluators that control one's promotion up (and demotion down) the ladder.

Of course, proper signals (considered a part of mechanics) play only a very small role in the one's overall evaluation, but it's still on the observation/evaluation check list.

For some reason, various individual player control foul signals seem to be accepted, probably because many veteran observers/evaluators have their own individual player control foul signal variations.

Regarding player control foul signals, it's like the Wild Wild West here in my little corner of Connecticut.

If the the NFHS changes the player control foul signal to the team control foul signal, maybe it will be like a new sheriff coming to town.

[Camron Rust]

Proper blocking foul....defender never had LGP...only moved into the path after the shooter was airborne.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Center signaled the blocking foul with her fists on her hips rather than her open hands on her hips (but otherwise a good strong signal, including counting the goal).

I've been doing this for forty years and can't seem to break the habit (despite trying). Best I can do is to use the correct (open hands on hips) signal while reporting the blocking foul in the reporting area. Half wrong is better than being totally wrong? Right?

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