Body Displacement

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Good example:

I was reffing at a camp and I called a foul on a kid for hitting the other kid across the arm while in the act of shooting and as soon as it left the hand of the shooter a kid came over and threw it into the third row, then one of the NBA officials come over there and says I have to let that go because of the shot block that was about to happen. I understand that especially at the college level, but in high school level if a kid is hitting the floor my supervisor wants a whistle.

But in the case of the block on the backboard:

high school: Tweet!
college : Play on!

Trust me though I don't want to call it in high school.

Rainmaker: you are saying there is no LGP, you are right, but I was taught that this is an athletic basketball play, and I use the philosophy blindzebra used or talked about, "ball before body" not "body before ball".

In the extreme case of the shot and it the shot being nicked, unless the kid runs through him, I have a no call, but that is definitely one of those "I had to be there" plays.

Overall I think either way in HS is good but in college i would not advise blowing this one.( I am talking about the blocked shot on the backboard)

I am on such an officiating high right now. Everbody needs to keep it coming all day tommorrow forever. I think the forum is starting to pick up a little bit.