2007-2008 Interpretations
Post Play – may a defender place two hands or two forearms or a combination of both
on the offensive post player or are these automatic fouls.
For the points of emphasis, Marcy Weston did say that there are no automatics, however the officials should
be aware that a red flag should go up in their mind that if two hands, two arm-bars, etc are put on the post
player that displacement will surely follow. There must be displacement to call the foul.
The ball handler and handchecking
As far as the ball handler and dribbler. Incidental contact of the hand and arm-bar are
OK but the officials can not let the game go back to having the ball handler and dribbler
be man handled with the hand and arm-bar. The arm-bar and hand cannot stay on for any length
of time, it can only be incidental contact. This does put more judgement into the calls.
(Treat this the same as we treated contact on the dribbler last year with the forearm.
If the arm or hand stays on the dribbler for more that two seconds it is a foul.)
We must make sure that the hand or arm is not being being used to push, hold or steer the dribbler.
Establishing a guarding position with a foot on the out of bounds line
If a player steps on the line in a block/charge situation, the official must use their
good judgement in this case. If the foot is barely on the line and the offensive player
clearly crashes into the defender, use good judgement. Think of this as you do the 3-second
rule and the foot is barely touching the line, we should not be going crazy with this.