Thread: Block/Charge
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2020, 12:22pm
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Originally Posted by AremRed View Post
I had the same thought first time as well. But I considered it more and gotta disagree. The player is going directly away from Lead and I don't think Lead has a good view of whether the player got legal before contact. I think if Lead blows here he might call it a charge more often, which isn't good for getting the play right. I know the defender is coming from his area, but I'm actually ok with him not guessing here.
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
This is a blocking foul because the defender is moving forward at the time of contact. I have a hard time believing that any official other than the C can correctly observe that movement.
Seems that it would look like a charge from the L position as he wouldn’t be able to determine if there was still forward motion by the defender.
I agree with this....the L has a closed look on this play and is as likely to get it wrong as get it right. I know it is the L's primary, but I like the C jumping on it with the more certain look.
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