Call it or not??

[frank22]

Last night in Junior High game, A1 controls rebound and stands still waiting for everyone else to clear out. B2 comes around the backside of A1 and slaps the arm instead of the ball. Close game and getting more physical as time went on, I called foul. I noticed the coach's face on the way down the court and he didn't look happy about the call. He did not say anything though. Should I have let it go?

If it was a foul, call it, close game or not. If you don't, what happens the next time??

[Nevadaref]

Don't worry about what the coach thinks.
Perhaps he was upset with his player for committing a silly foul 80 feet from the opponent's basket. You don't know.
The only thing that you should concern yourself with was if the contact placed the player with the ball at a disadvantage and needed to be called.

[IREFU2]

Originally Posted by frank22

Last night in Junior High game, A1 controls rebound and stands still waiting for everyone else to clear out. B2 comes around the backside of A1 and slaps the arm instead of the ball. Close game and getting more physical as time went on, I called foul. I noticed the coach's face on the way down the court and he didn't look happy about the call. He did not say anything though. Should I have let it go?

Definately a foul. Possible intentional if he wasnt making a play for the ball.

[Junker]

I'd call this at the JH level, but then again I don't work JH except one weekend tournament a year. In a HS game I'd lay off to get them up and down the court. The ball didn't come loose, it didn't gain anyone anything, why stop the game?

[IREFU2]

Originally Posted by Junker

I'd call this at the JH level, but then again I don't work JH except one weekend tournament a year. In a HS game I'd lay off to get them up and down the court. The ball didn't come loose, it didn't gain anyone anything, why stop the game?

Ummm, you would pass on an obvious foul like that? That could cause problems. I agree if it is a light tap, but a slap????

[Adam]

Originally Posted by IREFU2

Ummm, you would pass on an obvious foul like that? That could cause problems. I agree if it is a light tap, but a slap????

Why is it an obvious foul if no advantage was gained? By rule, a necessary aspect for a foul here is an advantage.

[IREFU2]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Why is it an obvious foul if no advantage was gained? By rule, a necessary aspect for a foul here is an advantage.

I think you need to read this and think about you options:

SECTION 19 FOUL
A foul is an infraction of the rules which is charged and is penalized.

ART. 1 . . . A personal foul is a player foul which involves illegal contact with an opponent while the ball is live, which hinders an opponent from performing normal defensive and offensive movements. A personal foul also includes contact by or on an airborne shooter when the ball is dead.

[mick]

Originally Posted by frank22

Last night in Junior High game, A1 controls rebound and stands still waiting for everyone else to clear out. B2 comes around the backside of A1 and slaps the arm instead of the ball. Close game and getting more physical as time went on, I called foul. I noticed the coach's face on the way down the court and he didn't look happy about the call. He did not say anything though. Should I have let it go?

frank22,
From here it looked like the coach agreed with the call, but didn't like his player gettin' beat like that.