No call or foul? (Clips)

[APG]

In your opinion what did the defender do wrong?

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by APG

In your opinion what did the defender do wrong?

I have been focusing on really seeing what's happens with arms and picking up illegal arm contact. A trick or two that I have learned is to watch the defender's arm. If it doesn't get as high as the ball the contact is most likely illegal arm contact. Hand to hand contact after the ball is released and isn't excessive ( basically a high five) is nothing. Contact on the forearm or elbow while the shooter still has the ball is illegal is a foul. I was kind of focusing on these things and saw the defender hit the shooter ( or vice versa) on the forearm.

The defender in retrospect didn't do anything wrong and I should have no called it. Thanks for putting into words what I was thinking.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes

I have been focusing on really seeing what's happens with arms and picking up illegal arm contact. A trick or two that I have learned is to watch the defender's arm. If it doesn't get as high as the ball the contact is most likely illegal arm contact. Hand to hand contact after the ball is released and isn't excessive ( basically a high five) is nothing. Contact on the forearm or elbow while the shooter still has the ball is illegal is a foul. I was kind of focusing on these things and saw the defender hit the shooter ( or vice versa) on the forearm.

The defender in retrospect didn't do anything wrong and I should have no called it. Thanks for putting into words what I was thinking.

The height to which they raise their arm has no bearing on whether it is a foul or not. In fact, if they're going straight up from LGP, it should never be a foul, regardless of where the contact occurs. Any contact with the vertical arms of a defender in LGP is the fault of the shooter. It is probably not a foul on the shooter but it is most definitely not a foul on the defender.

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The height to which they raise their arm has no bearing on whether it is a foul or not. In fact, if they're going straight up from LGP, it should never be a foul, regardless of where the contact occurs. Any contact with the vertical arms of a defender in LGP is the fault of the shooter. It is probably not a foul on the shooter but it is most definitely not a foul on the defender.

Point taken

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The height to which they raise their arm has no bearing on whether it is a foul or not.

Hand level, not arm level. It helps determine blocked shot vs. foul when a player is trying to block the shot.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Hand level, not arm level. It helps determine blocked shot vs. foul when a player is trying to block the shot.

You lost me with this response.

If you are in your vertical plane, it is hard to have a different position with your hands than your hands.

Peace

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Hand level, not arm level. It helps determine blocked shot vs. foul when a player is trying to block the shot.

Irrelevant if the players hands are vertical as was asked in the OP. There was no question about an attempt to block the shot but A1's arms coming into B1's.

B1 standing in front with arms up in LGP and arms inside cylinder. A1s forward motion of his shooting arm contacts B1's forearm affecting his shot.

[Sharpshooternes]

Can our video gurus post maybe a play involving slight arm contact that is illegal and perhaps some major contact that is legal?

[JRutledge]

I know of some verticality plays that have been posted here. Not sure the contact was only with the arms.

Peace

[APG]

Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes

I have been focusing on really seeing what's happens with arms and picking up illegal arm contact. A trick or two that I have learned is to watch the defender's arm. If it doesn't get as high as the ball the contact is most likely illegal arm contact. Hand to hand contact after the ball is released and isn't excessive ( basically a high five) is nothing. Contact on the forearm or elbow while the shooter still has the ball is illegal is a foul. I was kind of focusing on these things and saw the defender hit the shooter ( or vice versa) on the forearm.

The defender in retrospect didn't do anything wrong and I should have no called it. Thanks for putting into words what I was thinking.

All that you're looking for there as far as point of contact and the shot is good (and I would suggest to keep doing that), but we still have to referee the defense and ascertain whether the defense has a legal position or not.