Block-Charge (Philosophy Question)

[blindzebra]

Originally posted by Jay R
One philosophy that exists is to call it consistently all game. Last night, I watched a HS playoff game where the first bang-bang call was a block. Next close call was a block again. You could have argued that both calls were charges but they were consistent. There was one call later that I disagreed with because the offensive player pushed the defender with his off-arm before the crash. Still the call was a block. The officials did an excellent job overall.

I will agree that there are too many times where we officials take the easy way out with a block when the defender has done nothing wrong. You make the "right" call only to hear a chorus of comments like: "He wasn't set" "He didn't have both feet on the floor".

I've always follwed the philosophy that, if it was how you said,"You could have argued that both were charges," if it can go either way early in the game it is a charge.

I want the players to keep playing good defense,if you consistently call everything a block the kids will stop playing with their feet and start slapping at the ball.