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Originally posted by mplagrow
I see acronyms/slang in many of the posts. What do they mean?
Leagues and Their Websites
NFHS, Fed, Federation : National Federation of State High School Associations, http://www.nfhs.org
NCAA : National Collegiate Athletic Association, http://www.ncaasports.com
NBA : National Basketball Association, http://www.nba.com
WNBA : WomenÂ’s National Basketball Association, http://www.wnba.com
NBDL : National Basketball Development League, http://www.nbdl.com
NAIA : National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, http://www.naia.org
FIBA : Fédération Internationale de Basketball, http://www.fiba.com
Divisions
V : Varsity
BV : Boys' Varsity
GV : Girls' Varsity
JV : Junior Varsity
BJV : Boys' Junior Varsity
GJV : Girls' Junior Varsity
FR : Freshman
D-I, D1 : NCAA Division 1
D-II, D2 : NCAA Division 2
D-III, D3 : NCAA Division 3
JUCO : Junior College or Community College
Officials
T : Trail
L : Lead
C : Center
R : Referee
U, U1, U2 : Umpires
Players
Ax : Team A player where x denotes a unique player
Bx : Team B player where x denotes a unique player
Areas of the Court
FC : Frontcourt
BC : Backcourt
SL : Sideline
EL : Endline
IB : Inbounds
OOB : Out of bounds
FRA : Foul Reporting Area
Violations
BI : Basket Interference
GT : Goaltending
O/B : Over and Back
Fouls
PC : Player Control
TC : Team Control
T : Technical
F : Flagrant
INT : Intentional
CF : Common Foul
DF : Double Foul
Whack : Technical Foul
General
POI : Point of Interruption
POE : Point of Emphasis
LGP : Legal Guarding Position
FT : Free Throw
FG : Field Goal
3FG : 3-Point Field Goal
OT : Overtime
TO : Timeout
Blarge : A case where at least one official signals a block and at least 1 official signals a PC
HM : Howler Monkey
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"Blarge : A case where at least one official signals a block and at least 1 official signals a PC"
Blarge means block/charge. Neither official will necessarily have a PC foul. The infraction on the offense could be, were it not for the blarge, a team control foul. No?