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[schwza]

Have you ever called a foul in a game for dislodging a player while backing up to box out? Is it common? I don't think I've ever seen it unless maybe if people fall down.

[Toren]

Originally Posted by schwza

Have you ever called a foul in a game for dislodging a player while backing up to box out? Is it common? I don't think I've ever seen it unless maybe if people fall down.

Last night, we had a double whistle on this type of play. Captain for the offending team asked us how we could call that when his player was just "boxing out". Told him, you can't displace a player.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by schwza

Have you ever called a foul in a game for dislodging a player while backing up to box out? Is it common? I don't think I've ever seen it unless maybe if people fall down.

Yes, I have. More often than not, it has no effect on the play, so it's ignored. It's more common for the player in back to push in, though.

As Bob noted, it's often difficult to tell if the player is being pushed or giving ground.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Yes, I have. More often than not, it has no effect on the play, so it's ignored. It's more common for the player in back to push in, though.

As Bob noted, it's often difficult to tell if the player is being pushed or giving ground.

I look to see if the boxed out player is staggering under the contact which is a good indication that he's been put off balance and is not intentionally giving ground.

[schwza]

By giving ground, do you mean intentionally moving backwards? It seems unlikely he'd do that when a rebound was coming.

I appreciate all of the responses.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by schwza

By giving ground, do you mean intentionally moving backwards? It seems unlikely he'd do that when a rebound was coming.

I appreciate all of the responses.

Right, most of the time where this could happen is a high and deep rebound that is going to go past the player boxing out. That usually means it is also going past the player being boxed out. So both players are looking to back up to secure the rebound.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by schwza

Have you ever called a foul in a game for dislodging a player while backing up to box out? Is it common? I don't think I've ever seen it unless maybe if people fall down.

Yes. Once, I even had an intentional foul on such a play.