Double Whistles

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

...from one of our IAABO Make the Call videos ...

IAABO, in a recent Make The Call Video Summary, issued the following interesting statement:

It should also be noted, that if indeed illegal contact occurred by the defender on this play, the only infraction that can be ruled would be the foul by the defender. So in this case, if the shooter "embellishes" the illegal contact after the fact, even though he may be faking, the NFHS is only requiring the officials to make one ruling on the play.

Nice to see in writing that no matter how much the player (in this case a shooter) "embellishes" or “fakes”, if the “embellishing” or “faking” was subsequent to actual illegal contact, no matter how slight, officials are to only charge the illegal contact foul and are to ignore the “faking”.

[Stat-Man]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Nice to see in writing that no matter how much the player (in this case a shooter) "embellishes" or “fakes”, if the “embellishing” or “faking” was subsequent to actual illegal contact, no matter how slight, officials are to only charge the illegal contact foul and are to ignore the “faking”.

This was discussed three months ago (Aug. 2024) with you and I discussing the likelihood of using preventative officiating to talk to players if they were embellishing contact to the point it might be judged a flop had a foul not been called.


I know FIBA allows for both a flop and foul to be called on the same play. I can't speak for Pro/NCAA.