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Originally Posted by atcref
As the R, I told my crew a few times good job on the no calls. Players were setting up for charges, getting no contact and falling like noodles. As much as I regret it, we had to start calling blocks to clean up the game. What a way to ruin an otherwise beautiful contact with great athletes.
Your thoughts???
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My first thought is that you shouldn't be the R because you quite simply don't understand the rules. You can't call a personal foul WITHOUT contact. That's an absolute basic--rule 4-19-1. The appropriate rule is rule 10-3-7(f)--"faking being fouled."
If you have been around for a while, then you should have read the very explicit FED POE issued in the 2004-05 rule book. Here's the relevant explanation:
Flopping: The defensive player or screener acting as though he or she has been charged by an opponent, when in fact he or she has not been, definitely has an impact on the game. It is detrimental to the best interests of basketball. The "actor" wants to create the false impression that he/she has been fouled in the charging/guarding situation, or while he/she is screening, when in either case there is no contact or incidental contact. The "actor" falls to the court as though he/she was knocked down by the force of the contact. Those actions are designed to have a foul charged to an opponent- a foul not deserved. The "flop" also incites spectators. The rules are in place to deal with such activity and must be enforced. A technical foul is charged to the "actor" in all cases."
You had the right idea in telling your crew that they should deal with the flopping. Unfortunately, you picked a way to do it that was completely wrong according to the rules.