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Originally Posted by Zoochy
I bend the rules and call a blocking foul.
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This particular scenario is a pet peeve of mine by my fellow officials.
Please don't call this a block. It's not a block. A true flop is illegal, sure. Warn the player to discontinue doing it. Warn again and then T if you must.
A player falling away early to brace for contact is not a flop and it is definitely not a block. It will potentially bail the offensive player out of a PC call but it's not going to be a foul against the defender. The offensive player was not disadvantaged by the defender giving up and not playing defense.
Please don't call this a block. Especially if you're going to reach into my area to do it.