Basketball faceguarding!!!

[RavishingRev]

Okay, so now I am back to my original thought that it was not a violation, but now I must defend my thought by saying that it was not a violation because the defender was not specifically waving his hands right in the face of the offensive player. The more i think about it, the more I believe that to be the case. Agreed???? or no???

[mick]

Originally Posted by RavishingRev

Okay, so now I am back to my original thought that it was not a violation, but now I must defend my thought by saying that it was not a violation because the defender was not specifically waving his hands right in the face of the offensive player. The more i think about it, the more I believe that to be the case. Agreed???? or no???

Well, yeah !?!!
It ain't a foul for lookin' at an opponent.
Even Josh wouldn't get called for that.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by RavishingRev

Okay, so now I am back to my original thought that it was not a violation, but now I must defend my thought by saying that it was not a violation because the defender was not specifically waving his hands right in the face of the offensive player. The more i think about it, the more I believe that to be the case. Agreed???? or no???

All right, Rev, I think you need to more clearly describe what was being done.

[mlatsko1]

1st post on the forums, so hello to all.

I was also taught to "faceguard" in HS. This tactic was specifically used in a full court press situation, where we were looking to deny entry to the guards. It allowed us to focus specifically on them and hope for the inbounder to throw the ball over the top. When they tried this, we used our secondary coverage/defenders to attack.

As for "fronting," that is the act of defending between the post player and the perimeter player. You are not "facing" the offensive player in this scenario, you're just trying to defend the passing lane.

Concerning the reason that the term "faceguarding" came up, it's probably from watching football. Faceguarding in football is very common among defensive backs. (I don't like it personally, but oh well) It allows for the DB to react to the movement of the WR and attempt to interrupt the pass by throwing their hands into the expected location of the ball, based on the WRs hand position. It takes excellent reaction to do this effectively.

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by mlatsko1

1st post on the forums, so hello to all.

Welcome to the forum! Stick around for awhile and enjoy the ride

-Josh

[Back In The Saddle]

What he said.

[JRutledge]

It is not illegal to wave hands in front of a player. It is only illegal if you put your hands near their eyes. And if you do football, this would be illegal and you probably want to clear this up for officials that work other sports.

The problem with this discussion is the fact people are assuming things rather than using the actual subscribed wording.

Peace