• Not all contact is a foul.
• Incidental contact is:
  • Legal
  • Expected
  • Does not hinder normal basketball movements
• Key principles:
  • Contact while both players are in equally favorable positions may be allowed
  • Contact while pursuing a loose ball may be permitted
  • Contact that does not place an opponent at a disadvantage is incidental
• Screening situations:
  • Defender screened within visual field must avoid contact
  • Defender screened outside visual field may have incidental contact if screener is not displaced
• Responsibility for contact lies with the player in the unfavorable position.
• Incidental contact should be ignored if it does not affect an opponent’s speed, balance, rhythm, or quickness.