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[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by SamIAm

I am not comfortable with the terminology of "if the defender doesn't stop on contact". That doesn't allow for the defenders momentum. How about "if the defender continues beyond their momentum, through the screen, then a foul may occur".
(I might be being picky, but their might be an announcer reading this forum for the first time.)

Actually, "stopping on contact" is the criteria that the FED wants us to use to judge whether a foul should be called vs. incidental contact on blind screens. The person being screened is expected to stop on contact with the screener. If they don't stop and try to push through the screen, a foul should be called on the player being screened.

The relevant rules language used is NFHS rule 10-6-3--"A player who is screened within his/her visual field is expected to avoid contact by going around the screener. In case of screens outside the visual field, the opponent may make inadvertent contact with the screener and if the opponent is running rapidly, the contact may be severe. Such a case is to be ruled as incidental contact provided the opponent stops or attempts to stop on contact and moves around the screen, and provided the screener is not displaced if he/she has the ball."