aggressive block out

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Coach, our comments regarding blocking out were meant to be rather tongue in cheek. Whatever it's called in your locale, the concept as you present it (and as it is executed 99% of the time) is obviously legal. But we've all seen situations where an overly aggressive box out displaces the opponent by several feet, or knocks him to the ground, or puts him into the third row. And sometimes the coach will respond to the foul call with a heartfelt claim that, "He was just boxing out."

I don't think anyone meant to imply any aspect of this is sinister. I believe they meant to imply that the coach's response is completely idiotic.

When this happens in my games, usually in lower level games, the coach has blown all credibility with me. And if the coach's delivery is aggressive, his leash for the rest of the night can be measured in microns.

What you describe here is simple displacement, of course. This is not a "box out", but rather a push to gain more space to secure a rebound. Since MANY referees do not call this very frequently, coaches have taught their players to displace as a habit.