Fouling 3-point shooters

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well if you do not understand, you better learn soon.

That's why I am here! But it does not help when guys here are busting my butt for not knowing certain things. I'm here to learn guys, you don't have to remind me how much I don't know. Just help me.

PS: Quote me right, I said "fully understand".

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by seanwestref

That's why I am here! But it does not help when guys here are busting my butt for not knowing certain things. I'm here to learn guys, you don't have to remind me how much I don't know. Just help me.

PS: Quote me right, I said "fully understand".

Well there is only so much we can teach you here. People in your area have to teach you things like this on some level as many of us here will disagree or say contradictory things. The best way to learn is to follow guys you work around and see what is acceptable or not and ask them why they call things. I watch high school and college games and see things I think should be called. I even watch my games and see things I wish I had called or passed on based on a lot of factors. And if you listen to some, you either "get it" from a judgment standpoint or you don't. I personally think you can always develop judgment but you have to get the concepts first then apply them properly. And the rulebook gives the concept, actually seeing it in games is what you have to decide to do and what to do consistently. That is why even when we show video here, many disagreements about what we would call and why. I would suggest you follow people in your area that are a level or two above you and use that as the best guidance. This place should only be a tool, not the main way you learn something as we cannot see your games and evaluate the same way someone in your local group(s) will be able to.

Peace

[Rob1968]

Please, read "The Intent and Purpose of the Rules", p.8 2012-13 NFHS Rules Book. The second paragraph mentions advantage, and disadvantage.
And please, don't be so defensive when one of our officiating community is direct in his admonition. Whether one accepts or ignores advice that is offered will not affect he who offered the advice, but can be of great value to the one receiving it . . . if he experiments on the concepts involved.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by seanwestref

That's why I am here! But it does not help when guys here are busting my butt for not knowing certain things. I'm here to learn guys, you don't have to remind me how much I don't know. Just help me.

Trying to explain to you that you don't understand something when you think you do is not busting your butt nor is it reminding you how much you don't know. We're trying to get past your defensive posture and help you understand the things you can't read in a rule book.