I was trying not to describe it as a false double, guess I didn't do a very good job lol.

Silly coaches. You should have asked for a double foul.

I disagree. There are plenty of officials who would know how to handle this, and they'll never call it. Every coach understands you're going to, in most cases, pick one. In this case, I'll go with the harsher foul. In the once-in-a-lifetime instance where both players clobber the shooter, I might go with the multiple foul. Just tell the coach that both fouls had to be addressed. I've never seen this, though, and fouls that hard may also warrant the "X."

And yes, in my world, I'd be emailing my assigner that night so he wouldn't get blind-sided.

How about this: Near the end of the game, A1 is attempting to dribble out the clock. Trying to stop the clock, B1 and B2 both foul A1. That's a multiple foul. A1 would shoot 2 free throws, even if Team A was not yet in the bonus.

Or, near the end of the game, with Team A trailing 55-52, everyone in the gym knows that Team A is going to try to get the ball to A1 (their best shooter) for a 3 to tie. A1 is triple-teamed, but gets the ball and attempts a 3-point try. B1, B2 and B3 all foul A1 at the same time, trying to prevent the try. The try is unsuccessful. A1 will get 6 free throws, to tie or win the game!! Try selling that one. :D

Talk about a tough sell...

Depending on the level of play, be prepared for Team A to shoot 8 FTs (lane cleared) as Team Bs coach will most likely have to be stuck for coming unglued as he might not be able to relate to the rule.

Wow, I don't know which of those would be worse to sell.

In that second scenario, unless the shooter hits the floor, B1 is holding a severed arm, B2 is holding a severed arm and B3 is holding a severed leg (or any combo thereof), NO THANKS!!!:D

Nothing. They'll never ask. The only time I can imagine them being interested in two fouls, and the only time I'd call multiple fouls, would be when both are so blatant that they can't be ignored....intentional/flagrant fouls, for example.

Anyone who has reffed more than a few games that says that it hasn't happened in their game either doesn't know the rule or is lying.

And you'd be wrong since the rule doesn't require the same time...only approximately. And "approximately" would cover the period of time that encompasses the entire act of shooting.

That's a good reason. Another is that two fouls did not give any more advantage ot the defense than one alone.

I had this play in a Rec game (8th grade boys) in my first year officiating. Team A was down by 3 points at the end of the game. Its best shooter attempts a 3-point shot as the clock runs out and two defenders foul him at the same time. I called only one foul, the kid missed one of the foul shots and the game ended.

Since it was my first year, I was not certain of the penalty for the multiple foul. Now that I know it, I would probably call the multiple foul. I say "probably" because I have discussed this play with many officials and I am still looking for one to say the "right" call is the multiple foul. They all tell me that no matter what the rule says ("approximately the same time"), I should pick only one player for the foul.

As for why it is not called on more conventional shots (when two defenders foul someone under the basket, for example), I think it is because the penalty is two shots total (one for each foul.) While the rule book call does increase the foul count for the team and both players, only the multiple foul on a 3-point try actually can give a team the chance for any "extra" points for the proper call.

The reason is rule 11-1: Don't be a plumber. ;)

I've had once in my career a false double where I called both fouls.

Shooter goes up for the layup, get whacked on the arm. Tweet. Only problem is that B had roots and A hits B square on the torso. Called that one too.

I'd call it again, especially if the opposing player didn't obtain LGP. This is a particularly more dangerous play than a smack across the arm, as it affects how a person lands after being airborne.

Two defenders fouled the same guy at the same time? I might pass on one of the fouls if the contact was slight. But if both whacked him good - 2 fouls it is!

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Sounds like a good reason to me, however the pages that contain 11-1 are missing from my NFHS rule book. Is this an NCAA, FIBA, or NBA rule? I bet it's probably in the Common Sense rule book, edited by Thomas Paine.

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Are you sure? From your posts, you sound like a veteran, who's seen a lot of "action". Haven't you made at least one, if not several, foul calls where a coach, or player, complains immediately after the call, and gets a technical foul? Depending on which coach, or player, does the complaining, that could be a false double, or a false multiple, foul.

False Double Foul
4.19.9 Situation C: A1 has a breakaway lay-up. B1 commits a hard foul against A1 from behind and is called for an intentional foul. The Team A head coach protests, feeling the foul should have been a flagrant foul and is assessed a technical foul. Ruling: Award A1's goal if successful. A1 shall receive two free throws with the lane spaces cleared. Any Team B player is then awarded two free throws for the technical foul. Team B will be awarded the ball for a throw-in at the division line opposite the scorers table.

Billy beat me to it, but I bet you've called lots of false double fouls. A false double foul is simply when opponents foul each other, but not at the same time; and the second one occurs before the clock restarts.

A1 attempts a try and is fouled by B1. A1 completes the shooting motion, returns to the floor, then turns and pushes B1 in the chest. False double.

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I didn't know it was a race?

Addendum to Title: And In The End, I Would Have Lost.

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