Shelding an opponet

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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Finally.... someone knew what the OP was talking about!

I see this play from time to time and have never called a foul, but I have often wondered what would have to happen for me to call a foul. I supposed if A moved to contact B and didn't give B T&D, and B had a clearly obvious chance to obtain possession, I might call it - only because it's a HTBT type of play.

I think it would need to be something fairly obvious for a foul to be called. Most times, there isn't an advantage gained, since the ball is going out of bounds anyhow. But other than some significant displacement, illegal body positioning, and a decent chance at gaining possession, I would tend to let it go.