Defenders Hand blocking opponent's vision

[ursamajor]

when i was young i was always coached to "get a hand in his face" when defending a shooter. If, after he has released the ball, i keep my hand in his face, am i committing a foul? i have found that a shooter's pct goes way down when i do this (pick up and playground ball) i do not put my hand in his face while he is shooting, only after the release, thanks

[bob jenkins]

Probably not a foul. Certainly not a personal foul. Might be a T for "purposely obstructing an opponent's vision by waving or placing hand(s) near his/her eyes."

[ballgame99]

Had this called against my daughter's club team. We were denying the ball to their best player in the last couple minutes, so we had a girl "faceguarding" her, and by that it just means deny her the ball all the time, don't worry about helping, etc. No hands in her vision or anything. Ref called T on us in a tight game without even warning her or us. Unless this is blatant, like the defender has a hand inches away from someone's face, I'm not sure how you can call it. And if that happens on an airborne shooter, I'm not sure I have anything.

[SC Official]

Is it necessary to revive 3.5-year-old threads?

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by SC Official

Is it necessary to revive 3.5-year-old threads?

Normally I would object to this, but this was a player asking for a professional opinion. So I guess I'd let it slide.


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