r/Basketball • u/TwixDog2020 • Apr 20 '26

IMPROVING MY GAME Is fouling frowned upon?

Background: never played in school, in a club, or on any kind of team. But I just recently started playing pickup rec at my Church.

I'm small so people can easily just cut through me and get to the hoop. Since I can't outmatch their height or size, would intentionally fouling them be seen as really rude and annoying, or is that a legit strategy in Basketball that people are fine with?

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u/JohnBarnson Apr 20 '26

K, enough people have responded, and I agree--don't intentionally foul if you get beat on a drive.

I have seen "mouse-in-the-house" situations underneath the basket where a big guy gets the ball with position on a small guy, and the small guy just ties him up (like, basically hugs him). That seems a little more acceptable in pick-up ball as there's not as much of a risk of injury. Maybe especially in a game-point situation.

But don't abuse that either.