When is this a no call?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by BloggingRefGuy
How about a dribbler whose legs get tangled up with the defender sliding along near him/her? Both players go down, and it's unclear who caused the tangle. No call?

Yup, it should always be a no-call if you're unclear as to who should be charged with the foul. You should never make any call that you're not sure of-- i.e. if there's any doubt(unclear)-fuggedaboutit.

Having said that though, if you no-call too many plays where a dribbler and a defender are both going down because of leg contact, you night not be no-calling that type of play at the varsity or higher level for long. Somebody committed a foul on that play and you gotta go get it if bodies are ending up on the floor. There ae exceptions, of course, like the dribbler stepping on a defender's foot. That one often is a legitimate no-call. Leg-to-leg contact though is usually a foul of some kind imo.