Nfhs 4-40-7

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

He's also allowed to displace the screener in this case of a blind screen without committing a foul as long as the screener does not have the ball.

NevadaRef:

I agree with you 100% that the moving player (screened player) can displace the stationary player (stationary screener); that will happen in a completely elastic collision: The momentum between the two players will be conserved with the screener moving off at the velocity of the screened player had before the collision and the screened player will stop instantly upon contact.

But collisions between human bodies are rarely 100% elastic. Therefore, if the moving player does not stop on contact, i.e., he continues on throught the screener the screened player has committed a foul.

MTD, Sr.