Int. Foul

[Robmoz]

The use of a coded reference to alert his team of the need to foul such as "Code Red" is not used as much as it should be. When a coach is screaming Foul, Foul, Foul he runs the risk of getting the X when his players don't play the ball.

The POE should not be ignored, it's there for a purpose. Your judgement on the proverbial "bear-hug" to be a common foul gives an unfair advantage to the defense.

A good coach will teach his players to be ultra-agressive in these situations in attempting to steal the ball. More often than not the steal will be successful or a common foul would be called, either way you get a positive result while minimizing the risk of the intentional.

A good official will recognize the infraction and assess it accordingly based on what he sees as it related to his knowledge of the rules (including the P's OE).