No calls come with experience

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Originally posted by Doug
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YES! I was at a camp this summer, it was a high school varstiy up to D1 level camp. They did talk about no calls and when to make them. I have papers with that information on them, but in a clinitioned game (clinitioned by a 10 yr D1 official, state toureny, the works...) a 3 point shot went up, and while the shooter was still in "the act" his defender accidently stepped on his foot, it was the smallest contact, and I did not feel that the shooter was placed at a disadvantage because of it! But, my partner called the foul, basket was good, and we went to the line! The clinition told the reff that his call was a good one, I have wondered about it ever since, is it just me, or is that not right?

doug,
i will try to address this foul as best i can. severity of contact with regards to fouls lessen the farther out a shooter is. i.e. on a layup a player can take a slight hit on the arm and still play through successfully without warranting a foul.(on a layup or dunk it is good to hold your whistle to see if the contact affected the attempt. if a1 misses then it is ok to have a late whistle.) but the farther away the shooter is the contact has more of an impact on the shot.(the nba players are mastering this skill-they will try to tap the shooters elbow slightly to throw off the shot instead of trying for a legit block attempt.) now in your play above if the defender stepped on the offensive players foot prior to release of the ball it would be good to call this a foul.
try to think of it as shooting a gun. from 25 yrds the scope could be right on the money. but from 100yrds the shot could be off an inch or 2. the room for error lessens the farther out you shoot. i hope i made this a bit more clear, though i fear i have rambled and made it worse.