Time For a Refresher Course?

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Today I worked three travel games with a 15 year official. Early in game one, he blew his whistle and reported to the table "illegal screen." During the next timeout I asked him if the screening player had caused contact. He said, Yes, she moved into the other player. I said, That's good becuase I thought he was calling it just because the girl was moving on defense (no contact). He said, Well, it still would have been the same call even without any contact. I said, No, there MUST be contact in order to have an (illegal scteen) foul (push or block usually). He was adament that I was wrong. I reminded him that our interpreter reviewed it at the last meeting, there MUST be contact to draw a foul. Then he tells me that the interpreter said there does NOT have to be contact, it is still a foul. Yeah, right.
I dropped the subject immediately and it never came up again in the three games, but I hope he eventually figures it out (not likely).

Earlier, before this play, one of the coaches was chirping a little about the "illegal screens" the other team was committing. I said, Coach, there must be contact to have a foul. Just moving along is not a foul. So, I was hoping there would be no more "illegal screens" that day. How can someone not know this for 15 years? Where does everyone get this (moving without contact) "illegal screen" illusion from? Am I misunderstanding this concept? Thanks.