What does the word lateral mean?

move laterally=move sideways

Since approximately forever.

The defense is allowed to move to maintain LGP. The defense is not allowed to move "toward" the offense. If the defense moves sideways and the contact is on the torso, it's (generally) a PC foul.

I have a block - Good call.:D

Here is how it stacks up so far -

BLOCK = 11 GUYS CALL IT A BLOCK
CHARGE = 4 GUYS CALL IT A CHARGE

The Grand Jury in this case says it's a block so far.

Sorry badnews, with respect to applying the rule primary or secondary have no meaning. We can talk about who has responsibility for each, but under ncaa mens rules there's no difference in how LGP is obtained or how the call is made.

I'll vote block on this one btw. Seems B1 moved under A1 while he was in the air.

I'm not saying there is a difference, just answering JR's question...my original post said the secondary defender never established LGP so I had him for a block.

Interestingly no one mentioned that the player traveled before the play. The best call would have been a travel and then you wouldn't have to make a decision on this tough Block/Charge. :p

Of course in practice most officials (including myself) don't call this travel. It is the same type of travel that occurs before a lot of layups.

Regarding the Block/Charge I think it is a great example that not all plays are black and white. From different angles of the court this play looks a lot different. If I was officiating this play LIVE then I would probably call a block. It appears that the player is still moving into the path of the offensive player from the side. I'm also more inclined to call this a block because the defensive player sells the PC. It is a pet peeve of mine that players try to draw charges instead of playing good defense. I think that you should play good defense and if the offensive player initiates enough contact to displace you then it should be a PC. So again I'm pretty sure that during live action and while reffing the defense that I would call a block.

However, with the help of slow motion this looks like a PC because if you pause the video right before contact the defender has obtained and maintained LGP before the offensive player becomes an airborne shooter and the contact is partially in the torso area (upper left chest & shoulder)

So how do you like my answer: Tape = PC and Live = Block. :D

i think in slow mo you can tell the player on d stuck his left shoulder up in the air to try and draw the charge so that is why i would call a block on him...Block live and block in slow mo

This is a perfect thread to use the new feature of a poll. Problem is, I haven't figured out how to add it into a thread yet.

the person who started the thread can edit his first post in order to add a poll (I think it works that way anyway)

I got a block too. Too much lateral movement to get into the path of the driving player. I didn't mind the sell either.

OK. We agree, I don't think he had lgp either.

Okay, here is the poll: http://forum.officiating.com/showthread.php?t=25707

But you're allowed to move unless it's forward (And I'm quite certain the defender didn't move forward), so why the block?

Tough play for sure. I've got a block. The defender initiated the contact when he leaned his shoulder into the offensive player who was trying to go around him. The ref would have had a better angle had he widened out on the drive instead of seeing it from the close-down position.

I could do without the official doing the "kangaroo hop" sell.

Z