Advantage/Disadvantage

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Coach, you seem to miss the point; or I'm misunderstanding you.

Advantage/disadvantage is required, by rule, for contact to be a foul. It's not about not calling fouls to keep the game flowing; it's about distinguishing between incidental contact and a foul.

Officials have to apply A/D, not because of game flow, but because the rules call for it.

And the only time coaches get upset when you apply A/D is when they don't get a foul call. I've had a coach get just as angry when I was too quick to call a foul on marginal contact that took away a layup.

Snaqs,
My point is that using the term "Advantage/Disadvantage" with a coach can be problematic.

Further, read some of the posts -- including yours -- that contradict other officials' view of when/how to apply "Advantage/Disadvantage". Using terms such as "incidental" has worked better for me rather than "Advantage/Disadvantage" -- that is unless I am on a soccer pitch.