Rebound Positioning

[zebraman]

Originally posted by johnnyrao
I have seen what I think is a developing trend. In at least 4 varsity games I have done this year (4 different teams) I see players pushing opponents out of the way to get rebounding position. I talked it with my partners last night and I think we called it 4 times. Now, I am trying real hard not to call it because I don't want to go into a game with a bias, but the ones I have called are very obvious. My question is (and maybe this is more a coaching question: are players taught this or is this from watching games on TV? Also, I know some contact has to be allowed when getting position for a rebound (incidental is okay), but where do you draw the line between incidental contact and a foul? For example, if A1 pushes B1 out of a spot but the ball goes the opposite way off the rim so neither has a chance, do you call it? Also, does anyone else see this happening more or am I just absolutely missing something here? Thanks.

Some games it happens, some games it doesn't. Some advantage/disadvantage does apply on rebounding, but you also have to remember that avoiding rough play is almost always a POE in the rule book. If you let A1 push B1 out of his spot and don't call it because neither A1 or B1 would have got the rebound, what do you think will happen between A1 and B1 on the other end? Making a couple rebound push calls early on will help the rest of the game.

Z