Just like that

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Originally Posted by Rita C

Two defenders on the player with the ball. She makes a break for the basket and trips over the foot of one of the defenders. I call a block. Defensive coach says, "How is that a block? You're telling me that if ball handler trips over someone's foot it's a block? How can you call that?"

A couple of plays later, my partner calls the same again on his player. I'm thinking, "Just like that, coach."

He didn't say anything that time to my partner.

Rita

What caused you to call the foul on the defender? Had the defender whose foot got tripped over obtained a legal guarding position? If so, you probably have nothing (other than a lost ball by the offensive player). I have seen officials bail out the trapped offensive player when the player splits the defensive players and trips.

If the tripping defender was moving to get into a legal guarding position when the contact with the foot happened, you probably have a defensive foul. On the other hand, if the defender had obtained a LGP, you probably have nothing.