ref the defense

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by gojeremy

1st year official....so what exactly does "Ref the defense" mean?

Just about the only thing you need to be watching in order to determine who fouled who is the defender, not the offensive player. There is very little the offensive player can do that you need to watch. If the defender does nothing illegal, that means they didn't foul. If there is still enough contact for a foul, it was committed by the offense.

Did the defender get LGP?
Did the defender stay vertical?
Did the defender move laterally or away from the opponent or did they move toward the opponent at the time of contact?
Was the contact on the defender's torso or an extended limb?
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Note that none of the above items depend on where or how the offense got there....only the defender.