Seoul SK Jamil Wanny protests the Paul Call in the game with Wonju DB held in November last year. KBL provided
The keyword that penetrated KBL last season was ‘hard call’. Foul standards have been eased because of strengthening international competitiveness of Korean basketball. The struggle on the coat was intense, and each team endured with more powerful pressure defense. Heo Hoon (Busan KCC, Suwon KT) questioned the foul standards, saying, “I don’t know if it is a basketball or a mixed martial arts.”
As the controversy over the changed foul standards became intense, KBL said in a media meeting in the early season, “It is not the concept of hard call and soft call.” In the game rules session held on the 16th ahead of the new season, KBL stressed that “there is no term” hard call. “
However, apart from the accuracy of the term, it is clear that the KBL foul standards have been significantly changed last season. In preparation for the rough struggle, each team focused on strengthening the defense. The average score of the regular season league scored significantly from 2023 to 2024 seasons to 77.2 points in 2024 ~ 2025.
Yoo Jae -hak, head of KBL, said on the 16th that “the FIBA Asia Cup last month was more unable to call foul call than in KBL.” This means that KBL is still applying loose foul standards compared to international competitions.
Yoo said, “The low scores last season should be considered the skills of the players.
“Until last season, the referees were deceived by the player’s play, so there were many calls.” Even though it was not a foul, it was often called foul call.
The key is the standard of foul. There was a high complaint that the criteria for judging last season were not clear. The foul standards, which were extremely relaxed at the beginning of the season, became more strict after the middle of the season and confusion.
KBL has added detailed rules to elaborate the new season foul standards. The entire situation surrounding the play is subject to judgment when reading by the foul challenge. Even if you are not the first player to be judged, the players who have been caught in the criminal play during the reading process can be determined by the challenge.
Even if the ball is hit by a player and bounced out of the line, if the foul is confirmed before that, follow -up measures will be implemented by fouls, not out of bounds.
By Lee Doo -ri, reporter redo@kyunghyang.com
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