Over the back ???

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by mick

co,
When it is blatant, I have called that foul on A1.
It isn't the most popular call of the night.
mick

And that is the correct call Mr. Chambers.

TKATNL,

First of all, THERE IS NO SUCH FOUL AS "OVER THE BACK"!!!!!!! That's coachspeak and we don't use it. It's not in the rule book and it doesn't exist.

Don't penalize a player just because he's taller than his opponent. As others have said, if there's no contact, there's no foul. 4-19-1 says, "A personal foul is a player foul which involves illegal contact with an opponent...". There has to be contact.

Now, having said that, even if there is contact, that doesn't mean there's a foul Remember, the contact has to be illegal contact. If two players jump with in their vertical plane, you can have lots and lots of contact and still not have a foul. Go to a few varsity games and watch the contact on rebounds. This will help give you a better perspective.


And remember, THERE IS NO SUCH FOUL AS "OVER THE BACK"!!!!!!!

Tony