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Originally Posted by RichMSN
(3) It's expected that in high level boys/mens games that the contact meter be dialed down a bit, at least where I work. On a block like that (first play, other thread), nobody would blink an eye at the subsequent contact. Those that would reflexively call that a foul without at least weighing all the other factors probably call a lot more fouls than is expected at that level. Again, I have great respect for those who call that a foul, but at least they are weighing the block against the contact and determining that there's too much contact there. I can live with that -- officials can disagree on a play but one thing I'm never going to do as an official is try to compare one play to another and try to use an official's judgment or words on an IBB to trip him up, like JAR did.
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Comparing one play to another is only natural as one tries to achieve consistency. Having said that, the original account made no mention of the fact that it was a girls game. That does change a lot. It is a different game.
Having said that, I think protecting the airborne shooter to the floor applies strongly at all levels.