The phrase "no call."

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Beemer

Mark, you never touch on the term advantage. Thats where the idea of a 'no call' comes from. Just because there is no whistle on a play, does not mean there was no illegal action. It does mean (in cases) that the illegal action did not affect the play.

Situations:

• Whistle on an illegal action deemed to affect play = a good call
• Whistle on a legal play = a bad call
• No whistle on an illegal action deemed to not affect play = a good no call
• No whistle on an illegal play deemed to affect play = a bad no call

I will take issue with only what you are saying. Contact is not illegal until it creates and advantage. So if you have illegal contact that needs to be called. That involves a lot of judgment.

Peace