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Originally posted by rainmaker
The block/charge decision is based on whether the defender had legal guarding position. If she didn't, it's block, if she did, it's charge. If you were watching only the dribbler, or only the ball, you won't know where defense was prior to the contact. Sometimes legal guarding position is determined several seconds before the contact, and you've got to have already seen it. So keep more eye on the defender and less on the ball. It's possible to miss a travel, or a carry, but that's not as serious as calling block/charge wrong. IMHO [/B]
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We need to be careful here. When we are refering to refereeing the defense, the ball handler in our primary is still our #1 concern. Missing the travel/double etc. here because we are concentrating too much on the defender would be detrimental to the developing play as well as our a$$ when a coach is chewing on it soon after. "refereeing the defense pertains to the defenders position in relation to the ball handler and how contact is or isn't created. Never loose focus on the ball in this sitch in your primary. I have found that working wider helps to open ones vision to both the defender and the ball handler.