Mechanic Question

[Dribble]

Originally Posted by Ref_ Fred

if I understand the true mechanics of the punch, A lot of officials I work with that have been officiating for many year, use the punch to signal for a charging foul.

Do I have this correct?

I'm assuming you're talking about a player control foul vs. a "pass and crash" charge.

If you're referring to games officiated with NFHS rules, then those officials are incorrect and will continue to be incorrect even with this update. The correct mechanic for a player control foul is the hand behind the head signal.

The punch will only be valid for team control fouls, so that's why it would be incorrect to use in a PC situation. If you have a "pass and crash," then the punch would be correct because the player's control has terminated, but team control remains.

[NICK]

In our mechanics (FIBA) the pointing of the fist on a foul signifies a team control foul, for a charge, we use a punch on an open hand, so on a charge with team control foul we signal a punch to an open hand to the scorebench to denote the type of foul followed by the fist pointing direction of play, cheers