how many fouls is too many?

[icallfouls]

Way too much. This doesn't even allow players to absorb contact and see if they can play through it. Based on the key words: reaching, handchecking, and arm bars - it sounds like these were all on ball calls. Players were not getting a chance to be players.

At some point the crew needs to let them play.

[SE Minnestoa Re]

Last Friday night--BV. We had to have called 50 fouls. Nobody was adapting at all. Coaches were yelling at their teams for poor defense.

Saturday afternoon--BV--Same officials. First foul called 5 minutes into the game.

I think how the teams want to play will dictate to us how many fouls to call. Play rough and out of control--the scorer will be busy writing down fouls. Play better--less fouls.

[dsqrddgd909]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

Way too much. This doesn't even allow players to absorb contact and see if they can play through it. Based on the key words: reaching, handchecking, and arm bars - it sounds like these were all on ball calls. Players were not getting a chance to be players.

At some point the crew needs to let them play.

To clarify, you don't mean handchecking is never a foul, do you?

[icallfouls]

Originally Posted by dsqrddgd909

To clarify, you don't mean handchecking is never a foul, do you?

of course not