Crowd (spectator) Technical

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

That's been clarified in a POE in this year's rule book , Mick. It is a foul under FED rules. That's the way that we've always taught it too.

POE3B-SCREENING: A screener must be stationary prior to contact within his/her vertical plane(hands, arms, legs and feet no more than shoulder width apart). When these two requirements are not meant, and when there is sufficient contact delivered by the screener to bump, slow or displace, it is a foul on the screener.

Thanks, but I don't think so, JR.
What about the defender ... and not a screener.
Ain't no one can play proper defense with feet no wider than the shoulders.
May as well tie their shoes together.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mick

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Thanks, but I don't think so, JR.
What about the defender ... and not a screener.
Ain't no one can play proper defense with feet no wider than the shoulders.
May as well tie their shoes together.

You're right, Mick. I read it wrong. The call depends on where the contact occurs. Assuming LGP, generally on the torso--->charge. Outside the torso--->block.

[Adam]

Yabut, what if the contact is on the turso? I'm so confused.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Yabut, what if the contact is on the turso? I'm so confused.

It's a bluck.

[bbref]

AS a new official this is one of the situations I fear the most. The Middle School games I have been to always have a Deputy Sherriff at therm. If I was 100% certain who the culprit was I would point them out to him, if not, I would ask him to watch a certain area the ruckus was coming from and address that area if necessary escorting them from the gymn. I would let him know that the next time technical fouls would be given and to give that tidbit of info to the spectators involved.
Last year at my daughters Middle School game one of her team mates was aassessed with a foul. This palyer became so upset the coach had to call a timeout. In the meantime the player's father came out and stood at center court yelling at the official. Nothing was done. After the game the father walked all the way over to the official again and starting chewing him out again. I think the best policy is to nip it in the bud!!

Just my $.02

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Mick, I'm telling you how the rules say to call it. It's completely up to you whether you follow them.

Guarding and screening use completely different criteria, rules-wise. For instance, you don't have to be stationary while guarding.

Isn't guarding what they are talking about?

[mick]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Isn't guarding what they are talking about?

Who knows ?
Everything is upside-down down under.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Isn't guarding what they are talking about?

Yeah, I read it wrong.

Silly monkey.

Nevermind.