What would you tell this coach

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Absolutely none?

None absolutely.

Maybe....

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Gee, how about POE 4A in the 2001-02 rule book? Did you forget to cite that one? It says:
- "Defenders are NOT permitted to have hands on the dribbler."
-"The measuring up of an opponent(tagging) IS hand-checking, is NOT permitted, and is a FOUL."
-"Hand checking is NOT incidental contact; it gives a tremendous advantage to the person illegally using their hands."

Amazing, eh? The FED says that hand-checking is NOT incidental contact. They also say that just putting a hand on an opponent and then taking it right off(otherwise defined as "tagging") IS a foul. And they repeated those statements word-for-word in the next year's rule book too.

You can always find something somewhere in the rules to back up any goofy thesis if you try hard enough. Common sense seems to work better in my experience. Unfortunately, imo common sense seems to come with age and experience--something that you're never going to attain before your retirement from officiating.

Fwiw btw, I agree with Rut. There are no absolutes.

This is part of the issue that MTD brought up with the evolution of the game and allowing more contact. Did the NFHS supercede the 2001-02 POE with printing of the 2003-04 POE? Is this contact CURRENTLY illegal or was it only illegal back then?

Since you have so much experience , I'll let you answer that.