"in the zone"????? :confused:

He's in the restricted area guarding his own man and the dribbler runs into him. Is this a foul? I think that's what he's asking.

Not HS, there is no RA. With him I never know what we are talking about.

It can't be a charge. that's all. It can be a no-call or a block.

NCAA. Don't know about FIBA.

The main reason for RA is to prevent secondary defender from taking advantage by being there early for a charge, but if the so called secondary defender was there to defend his man, won't it be unfair to the defense that he has to make way & get out of position to let the dribbler pass, in this case he not only has to give up his position but also give up defending his man giving him a wide open under basket pass.

won't it be fairer to 1st determine whether the player trying to take a charge was actually there to defend the handler that went pass his primary defender?

There are restrictions as to when the RA is used. And it doesn't apply in high school or pick-up.

The RA doesn't prevent defenders from playing defense (going for a steal, jumping to block the shot, etc.)...nor does it mean the defender has to get out of the way.