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Originally Posted by ilyazhito
Exactly. I have gotten flack in the past for calling faking being fouled, but I have not had any other valid options to address this play within the parameters of NFHS rules. Calling a block on block/charge plays with the defender faking is a solution, but it is an unsatisfactory one when there is no contact and the defender just sits down to fool the officials.
I do hope that the NFHS will find an actual way to address flopping, because it has trickled down, but officials are reluctant to address it using the tools they have. I understand them, because calling a technical foul per the rulebook is a rather harsh solution, especially on the 1st offense.
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In my experience, the majority of "flopping" cases in HS are just a young player not knowing how to take a charge/being afraid of the contact, etc. They usually aren't "trying to fool us" so much as they're trying to do what their coach wants of them without getting hurt lol.
If an official is getting fooled by a player "sitting down" I don't think I want that same official to be judging what is and isn't a flop.