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[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by 81artmonk

Sorry for the confusion, I forgot that you refs talk Ref speak. LGP was what I meant, and from your answers, I feel let down, since by definition most refs I deal with would call a player for blocking even if LGP was obtained.

Also....the guard doesn't have to be facing the opponent either when the contact occurs. He can turn or duck to absorb the contact. Based on this I see my players called for blocking almost everytime.

Then I would suggest you teach (coach) your players to stop turning and ducking.

I was always taught that if you have LGP, as you call it, that contact by the opponent is charging.

There's quite a bit a player can do to turn a charge into a block.