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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
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Originally posted by Oz Referee
I think the main reason so few officials call charges is that they are scared. It is much easier to sell a block, and since the majority of playres, coaches and fans dpn't understand what constitutes legal guarding position, the block is the easy way out.
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Hear, hear!!
I'm definately from the school that most illegal blarge contact is a PC foul.
I've been told by supervisors, however, that:
(1) If the feet are moving at all, it's a block.
(2) If the defender is in the air, it's a block.
(3) You get the picture . . .
AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!
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Mark,
When I played, I used to get called for jumping straight up - arms up straight, and getting pinned for the block - usually followed immediatel by a tech and/or ejection. I still hear supervisors saying that the three things requried to take a charge are:
1. feet (on floor)
2. front (facing the offense)
3. first (has position before offense gets there)
Really, 3. is the only one that is true - it pi$$es me off no end.