Would you call a foul?

[Gimlet25id]

I'm not saying to wait seconds and come back and get a call. The play I posted would happen fast. Especially in a flex offense. Advantage/Disadvantage applies to the whole game not just on ball or off ball but both sides of the play.

The point I'm trying to make is that to often we as officials are to literal in out interpetation of the rule. The question is what was the intent of the rule in the first place?

Why stop play if the contact, unless excessive, had no affect on the play. Shouldn't we be trying to see the whole play before the whiste. Primary & secondary defenders, the next pass, strong side, weak side.

Obviously if displacement happens POE dictates to call the foul. Hawkscoach brings a good point in getting it early so as not to have to handle later. We are talking bumps which is illegal contact but not necessarily displacement.

The game in its original form dictated that when a foul occured the other team automatically recieved 2 points. There wasn't any foul shots taken. This kept the game moving.

This discussion is good. Sometimes we need to know WHY we are making a call instead of, CONTACT WHISTLE, and then get into the thought process. I don't think that was the original intent of the rules.