blocking and charging

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Feb 24, 2002, 11:29pm

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Originally posted by Mark Dexter

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Originally posted by Oz Referee
I think the main reason so few officials call charges is that they are scared. It is much easier to sell a block, and since the majority of playres, coaches and fans dpn't understand what constitutes legal guarding position, the block is the easy way out.

Hear, hear!!

I'm definately from the school that most illegal blarge contact is a PC foul.

I've been told by supervisors, however, that:
(1) If the feet are moving at all, it's a block.
(2) If the defender is in the air, it's a block.
(3) You get the picture . . .

AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

To Mark and Oz, I understand where you are coming from. When I hear assigners tell officials that kind of nonsense it just makes my blood boil and I usually chop the assigner off at the legs if I get the chance.