Question about a rule

[OldCoachNewRef]

At a clinic I attended last week, we were told to always call the block if the defender was standing directly under the basket because the defender is not really playing defense. Kind of like the circle in the NBA. The people running the clinic stated the circle will most likely filter down to college and HS.

Maybe the official misunderstood the positioning of the defender HAD to be under the basket.

[Edited by OldCoachNewRef on Sep 10th, 2004 at 10:44 AM]