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Originally posted by ChuckElias
Quote:
Originally posted by just another ref
You go with your gut and never blink.
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If you just go with your gut, you're gonna get it wrong 50% of the time. If you referee the defense, you don't need your gut. Watch what the defender does. If he's legal, and he gets hit on the torso, it's a charge. If you concentrate on the defender and don't get hypnotized by the ball, the block/charge is not a difficult call to make. Really.
Chuck
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REF THE DEFENSE. On the play where the defender is running alongside and parallel, it's very difficult for the the defender to get in front of the dribbler. Possible, but not likely. But when the defender is sliding to try to get in front and take the chard, oops! I mean charge!, they only have to be in the spot first, no matter how infinitesimal the instant is between the arrival of the defender and the arrival (crash!) of the dribbler. Watch the defender. That's how you know what came first. Forget travelling, and carrying. You'll miss a few of those, but getting the b/c correct consistently is more important. YOu'll eventually get the ball-handling stuff out of the corner of your eye. The most important part is
REF THE DEFENSE.
PS Also watch to see if the defender is moving backward, even slightly. If there's any contact at all, and the defender is moving backward, it HAS to be PC!