Kentucky officials instructed to "tighten up" the game

[Rich]

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[zm1283]

I don't fully agree that the college and NBA games are causing the high school game to be more physical. The D1 games I watch are called much tighter than high school games. More illegal screens, hand checks, etc. are called at that level. I can go weeks in high school games and not have a singler partner call an illegal screen. I'm good for at least one a game if not more.

I have my thoughts about why high-level high school games are so physical, but I'll wait to see what others have to say.

[jritchie]

This is the e'mail we received after the article came out yesterday from our assignor.
" I hope you read the Sunday Lexington herald article about physical play in our great game of high school basketball. We need to call fouls when they occur and there is no such rule as let them play thru it. Apply the rules that we have. A game called consistent does not mean you have called a good game if you allow both teams to play thru everything and it becomes a game who is the strongest, this is not the way the game should be played or officiated." Guess some games may have been getting out of hand!

[Rich]

There's no such thing as "let them play through it?" Really?

Not all contact is a foul. I get that the sport has become overly physical in some areas, but the coach that cautioned about the parade to the free throw line is right to a degree, too.

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by Rich

There's no such thing as "let them play through it?" Really?

Not all contact is a foul. I get that the sport has become overly physical in some areas, but the coach that cautioned about the parade to the free throw line is right to a degree, too.

The point is that there is no rule to "let them play through a foul." Let the incidental stuff go.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes

The point is that there is no rule to "let them play through a foul." Let the incidental stuff go.

How do you tell the difference?

[packersowner]

Originally Posted by zm1283

I can go weeks in high school games and not have a singler partner call an illegal screen. I'm good for at least one a game if not more.

+1

I miss them all of the time, I see it and think "Did I see the whole thing or just the awkward entanglement of two players?" By then, its too late.

A lot for me depends on well one team is running an offense. I catch illegal screens more when the team has good spacing and looks like they are trying to run some sort of offense. When they come from out of the blue, I miss them.