Really?

I tend to see blocks that could have been charges, charges that could have been blocks, and one or the other that could have been nothing.

Many inexperienced official struggle with consistency by penalizing good defense or rewarding acting, there is a reason block/charge is considered the hardest call.

I don't.

It's usually the easist call.

It's easy when you have seen enough of them, do we need to define inexperienced for you?:D

I see your point. It sounded like ther may have been a lot of flopping. I know I have had games where the kids flop so good and so often you have to stop it.

IMO they are easy enough for most inexperienced officials to judge properly.

Call a foul on them. They will eventually get the message. Either they are not going to be around very much longer trying to flop or fake contact. I am also not saying to never call a T on a flop. I just would try other means. When you call a T, now the focus is on rather than the player. When the focus changes to you as the official, now every call is dissected. If you are calling a T on this play, what other things could you call a T for? Get my drift?

Peace

At a camp, I heard a big timer from the NCAA talk about judgment on the block/charge. He said he basically looks at where the contact is made. If the defender gets hit right in the chest, its a PC foul. If the defender gets hit anywhere else, its a block. Not exactly by the book, but if you look at them all this way, you'll at least be consistant. I thought it was a nice, simple way to look at a play that can be confusing for lesser experienced officials.

I guess B1 can take it right in the chest and that contact is never when B1 stepped into A1?;)

I hear ya. I have only given the T for this once. The same kid was Flopping all over the place. After the second one. I warned the coach. Then he did it again, and I had the whack him. It did stop after that. But I understand your point.

good point. If there is LGP B1 gets there first then the onus is on A1 to avoid the contact etc.,

I see this a lot on the sidelines, B1 is there with just a little room to spare; however, A1 forces the issue and tries to go by, he might hit B1 a little off square and the official calls the block because B1 did not get hit in the chest, but by rule B1 was correct.

Thanks
David