Blocked shot with contact

[btaylor64]

ABO77,

I just got into this thread so I'm not going to remotely try to read all the posts so if I reply the same as someone else... listen to that person too. haha.


This is a very difficult play to referee sometimes. I think you are right to say sometimes you have a foul on it and sometimes you don't, just make sure you have a reason and explanation of why you are reffing each play as you do. Don't be inconsistent in blowing one and then the same type play happens and you don't blow.


I hate, for whatever reason, using advantage/disadvantage all the time cause I believe there are some plays out there that need a whistle regardless of advantage/disadvantage, but it wouldn't be bad to use it here I guess.

Anyway, on plays to the hoop where the defender is coming from behind, you want to judge when the defender makes contact with the offensive player. Does he block the shot and then make contact? If so, how much contact? Enough to warrant to whistle? IMO these type plays with a blocked shot and then contact, I prefer a play-on unless the contact is sooo much that I can't ignore, i.e., running the guy into the stantion.

Plays that start with contact and then a block, I will 9 out of 10 times come up with a foul. The contact has to be marginal for me to come up with nothing though.

As you can tell this is very subjective, but try not to question yourself too much. Just always try to remember this question and see if it helps. "If this game was on tape, would the tape validate my call on this play or would it just show a clean block?"