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Originally Posted by force39
Blarg happens, I had an official tell me that the way to handle is to give each a foul and go alternating possession? Doesn't sound correct? How would you handle.
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
4.19.8 SITUATION C: A1 drives for a try and jumps and releases the ball.
Contact occurs between A1 and B1 after the release and before airborne shooter
A1 returns one foot to the floor. One official calls a blocking foul on B1 and the
other official calls a charging foul on A1. The try is (a) successful, or (b) not successful.
RULING: Even though airborne shooter A1 committed a charging foul, it
is not a player-control foul because the two fouls result in a double personal foul.
The double foul does not cause the ball to become dead on the try. In (a), the goal
is scored; play is resumed at the point of interruption, which is a throw-in for
Team B from anywhere along the end line. In (b), the point of interruption is a try
in flight; therefore the alternating-possession procedure is used. (4-36)
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Force,
Because the calls are judgement calls, both fouls are penalized.
Imagine that only the L had a whistle on the play. The T did not have a whistle, so therefore just stood there watching the players after the L had the foul call. The L does his prelim and in his judgement, it is a block. Whether or not anyone agrees with the call, including the T who stayed silent on the matter, the crew will enforce a blocking foul.
Now imagine that only the T had a whistle on the play. The L did not have a whistle, so therefore just stood there watching the players after the T had the foul call. The T does his prelim and in his judgement, it is a player control foul. Whether or not anyone agrees with the call, including the L who stayed silent on the matter, the crew will enforce a player control foul.
Now imagine that both signal a prelim without waiting to see what the other official has. Since they both signalled, both are expressing their judgement of the play. Backtracking on one of those opinions (ie. only enforcing the block or the PC) throws both guys under the bus.
Their credibility could be shot. And that is what the case book play is avoiding, imho.
To prevent this, officials need education about situations where the blarge could come into play:
- whose primary did the play originate from?
- who has the primary defender and who has the secondary defender?
- and for that matter, what is a primary defender and what is a secondary defender
- the pass and crash situation
Also to prevent this, officials need to follow approved mechanics: when your whistle goes, raise the fist in the air, and pause for a heartbeat or two, giving time to see if your partner has anything, and then make eye contact and go from there. IOW, don't go right to the prelim - which is what causes many blarges.