Hate this Board!!!...(little long)

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Originally posted by Brad I don't agree with this... At least, it's not tempting to me. If the defensive player has position, I certainly don't require him to have his arms straight up -- there are certainly many players that I wouldn't want to take a charge from thataway!

Plus, as pointed out by Mark, a player can put his hands in front of his body -- and can even turn -- to absorb the impact of the offensive player. [/B]

If they extend their arms away from the body when contact is iminent, then it is a block. Plus, the arms must recoil from the impact or it is a block. If they don't want to get "bad" calls, they should have their arms up.