Originally Posted by Rich

I'm really not interested in trying to sell a player control foul when a player is already falling backwards well before contact.

No contact, no call. With contact: Block. Don't flop next time, kid.

Originally Posted by Rich

I'm not talking about a kid who fades away slightly as the player comes into him -- I'm talking about a kid who starts falling to the floor when the player is still quite a distance away and causes awkward contact that puts both players at risk.

Lots of big dogs call it this way (and I'm not calling myself a big dog, I'm just repeating what I've heard from NCAA officials who are in a position to tell HS officials how to call plays).