Foul on the shot?

[whistle101]

This scenario is a little personal. I play more than I officiate at this point. Anyway, it seems to me that I'm fouled on my shot more than what is actually called. The contact happens when a defender is running at me, then leaves his feet to try to block the shot, and finally lands on me. The ball has usually already left my hand. Of-course it may not effect my shot, but the contact has put me at a disadvantage to the point that it takes me out of the play (ie, I can't follow my shot). Should there be a call made? And if so, what would you call?
Thanks!

[ilya]

i believe it should be a shooting foul..

[williebfree]

Hello Whistle...

(Response geared to Natl Fed HS Assoc.)

Rules Book (Section 27) Incidental Contact

Incidental Contact is contact with an opponenet which is permitted and which does not constitute a foul.

ART. 1 ... The mere fact that contact occurs does not constitute a foul. When 10 players are moving rapidly in a limited area, some contact is certian to occur.

Art. 2 ... Contact which occurs unintentionally in an effort by an opponent to reach a loose ball, or such contact which may result when opponents are in equally favorable positions to perform normal defensive or offensive movements, should not be counsidered illegal, even though the contact may be severe.

Art. 3 ... Similarly, contact which does not hinder the opponent from participating in normal defensive or offensive movements should be considered incidental.

Art. 4 ... A player sho is screened whithin his/her visual field is expected to avoid contact with the screener by stoppong or going around the screener. In cases of screens outside the visual field, the opponent may make inadvertent contact witht he screener and such contact is to be ruled incidental contact, provided the screener is screener is not displaced if he/she has the ball.

Art. 5 ... If, however, a player approaches an opponent from behind or from a position from which he/she has no reasonable chance to play the ball without making contact witht he opponent, the responsibility is on the player in the unfavorable position.

As you can see, there is a lot of lattitude in the official's discretion and interpretation.

Hope this helps!

[BktBallRef]

4-27-5 would seem to fit your scenario very well.

Let's assume that the contact is a foul. Whether you have released the shot or not does not matter. What does matter is whether you have returned to the floor. If you haven't, then you're an airborne shooter and you would get to shots, or one if the ball went in. If the contact is after you return to the floor, the basket would count, you would get the ball OOB or you would shoot 1&1 or 2 if in the bonus.

[mcdanrd]

This call is often missed due to poor mechanics. Tendancy is for the official to follow the ball toward the basket rather than continuing to watch activity around the shooter, particularly from the lead position and a corner shot. I missed one in my area of coverage the other day due to my poor mechanics. Fortunately my partner caught it. Unfortunately, He may have seen it because of his poor mechanics as well.