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Originally Posted by MiamiWadeCounty
I am not a referee, but according to the rules, that should be a defensive block.
Wouldn't it be easier if the NFHS and NCAA would have just listed clearly what a player can and can't do?
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Exactly, you are not an official, so what you have to say is not based on standard practice. And there is a little rule called verticality that applies as well. Also we do not have a measuring device out there either to judge if someone was an inch or two one way or another. So if the defender is vertical and the offensive player jumps into the defender, I am not calling a foul on defender. And that is not what the NCAA or the NF wants if you look at their information they put out to describe those plays. Also a ball handler cannot clear out anyone regardless of LGP or even their verticality.
Peace