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Originally Posted by Freddy
I'm working this season on a principle that might well apply here. Your feedback on this is invited. I'm still in the middle of studying it.
And I'm not assessing the call made in this clip. I'm only bringing up for discussion the mechanic which, for many, can explain why so many officials seem always to default to a block on plays that are actually charges.
Note what the first, immediate, impulsive motion for the lead was on this call.
He starts immediately, with no pause or hesitation, going straight up with both arms. That locks him into one call and one call only, a block. His initial, impulsive motion is a precursor to this inevitable result.
Whereas, if the first impulse is, as is approved, a single fist in the air, then the signal, either block or charge, that gives the official just that little bit of a fraction of a second to digest what just happened so that a charge is at least given a chance to be called if warraned.
I'm not saying this is a universal thing for all, but it seems to be a valid observation as I've been studying video of block/charge calls on the high school and college level more this year.
Again, I'm not debating the call in the clip. Only the initial, seemingly impulsive start of the signal that might often lead to a default call which isn't always correct.
Am I on the right track with this? Or am I all wet?
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I don't think you're too far off here at all. It seems to have elevated to that especially at the collegiate level, but I think based more on the rules and officials adapting to them. The NCAA changes in recent years regarding block/charge has made it extremely difficult for defenders to take charges which in turn makes it easy for officials to default right to the block call. I'm not arguing against rule changes or adoptions, just merely an observation.
Personally, I think at the NFHS level (for now), it's a little easier to determine the call. Referee the defense and think like the offense. And as you stated Freddy, getting that arm up for the correct mechanic gives you more time to digest that play.
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