Would you call a foul?

[tomegun]

Originally posted by Hawks Coach
[BHaving said that, the standard for off-ball contact is never as strict as that governing on ball contact. Be consistent no matter how you call it. [/B]

Coach, IMHO you have it backwards.
Off ball:
illegal screen (contact) - whistle
dislodging - whistle
holding - whistle

and on and on

On ball:
hand check - did it impede progress? yes - whistle no - the man is beat and play on.
bump - did it impede progress?

On ball is governed by advatage/disadvatage or the consequences of the ball. Off ball contact which is illegal should be called immediately as soon as it puts a team, not a player, at a disadvantage.