IAABO Survey Says …

[BillyMac]

Disclaimer: Below is not a NFHS interpretation, it's only an IAABO interpretation which obviously doesn't mean a hill of beans to most members of this Forum.

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IAABO Play Commentary Correct Answer: This is a foul on the player in white.

The Lead does an excellent job of recognizing where the competitive match-ups are in the lane area. He correctly employs the "ball side" mechanic and position-adjusts across the lane to officiate the low post play. (IAABO manual p. 35) This mechanic is underutilized by officials in today's game.

When it comes to post play, our goal is to be in a position to penalize the first foul. When the player in red begins to move up the lane, the player in white extends his left arm and illegally impedes his opponent. 63% of respondents had this as the correct ruling.

Unfortunately, it appears this illegal contact occurred as the Lead was observing high post screening activity before moving across the lane. After this initial illegal contact, both players engage in activity that could have been ruled a foul, which should be penalized with a double foul by the lead official. 26% of respondents had a double foul as a correct ruling.

This play shows how quickly contact can escalate and how when initial illegal contact is not enforced, players generally respond by committing illegal contact. Officials should continue to identify engaged competitive match-ups and make sure to position-adjust to see the whole play to get the first foul.

Here is the breakdown of the IAABO members that commented on the video: This is a foul on the player in white 63%. This is a double foul 26%. This is a foul on the player in red 7% (including me). No foul – play on 3%.