Moving Screens

• BenHur

  I noticed in another forum some body talking about moving screens not being called. I have seen 3 games so far and it is getting flat out wrong the way the screens are going. It's to the point that you can move side ways a full step and drill the defender as he goes by or lock their arm as they go by and nothing is called. I even saw one kid get grab 3 times as he went by and spun clear around and still no call. I believe it was a point of concern in the last couple of years. Instead I think it's been a point to ignore. Before any referees start about contact has to be made I do know the rule. Contact is has been the major concern. It's being ignored.
• Pariah

  It's hard for hs kids to set a legal screen. It is a timing issue with the screener and the player with the ball. High school players are going to set moving screens when they set up too early or too late and if the dribbler doesn't come off the screen close to the screener. The defender can help the ref by exaggerating the contact with the screener. Refs seem to whistle only the most eggregious of examples. I think they all get better as the season goes along, but until the timing is right and the correct angles are taken, it's a problem.
• myron pater boswell

  My hunch is that Ben Hur is primarily talking about off-ball screens. But you make great points, Pariah, about the man "receiving" the screen needing to set his defender up to run him into the screen, as well as good timing to set the screens.
  
  It's a fine line between "adjusting" one's screen and setting a moving one. It's been my experience that the officials do a decent job calling the moving screens, but there's no doubt that several per game go uncalled.