New rules on contact / hand-checking

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Mark, I hope you would mean that if the defender weren't already beaten. With all due respect, I have to agree with Rich here. If you have two hands on a ball handler in front of you, or if the handler is in the shooting act, I can understand a whistle. However, if the ball-handler is driving, and RSBQ is not compromised, doesn't a whistle actually benefit the defense (foul count notwithstanding)?

I was instructed to especially get the two hands when the offense has beaten the defense, while outside the lane area. Our state association also wants the NFHS to define the lane area. I believe it is 3 feet either side of the lane lines, at least that is what we were told.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by OKREF

I was instructed to especially get the two hands when the offense has beaten the defense, while outside the lane area. Our state association also wants the NFHS to define the lane area. I believe it is 3 feet either side of the lane lines, at least that is what we were told.

Here's what it is in NCAA:





Of course, the NFHS seems to have done this without defining the lane area in the rule book (yet) but I'd imagine it would be something similar to this.