foul or no foul

[Gary Brendemuehl]

Originally posted by rockyroad
Coach, could you explain why you think it is poor officiating? As refs, we are taught to "see the whole play" and to "hold the whistle" until we are sure of what happened...are you saying this is bad officiating because something is not being called, or simply because you don't like the timing on the whistle? I am sort of confused here...

I see no problem with holding the whistle until you are sure of what happened. However, basing a foul/no foul decision only on the success of the try is wrong. A personal foul involves illegal contact with an opponent which hinders an oppponent from performing normal offensive movements. Hinder means more than to prevent.