block or charge?

[zeedonk]

Wow. Those guys sure know how to flop. Did they all go to Duke?


Z

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by zeedonk

Wow. Those guys sure know how to flop.

I worked a D3 college game earlier this season. We're out there observing warm-ups. One team had everybody lined up in rows facing midcourt and the captain standing at midcourt, facing the team. The captain had a ball and he would move the ball left or right or up or down. And for each movement, the whole team would respond with a defensive move. If the ball went left, they all moved left, if the ball went down, they all dove to the floor, etc.

Well, when the captain pushed the ball out in front of him, toward the team, guess what they all did? That's right, they all flopped down on their backsides.

First time I ever saw anybody PRACTICE flopping. I couldn't believe it.

[azatcher]

As I was watching I wrote down what I would have called based on my initial reaction. (before watching the replay) Granted several of the camera angles were out of position to make the call here is what my initial reaction was while watching all the plays. NFHS rules. Some of my initial reactions changed after watching the replay.

1. Charge
2. Block
3. Block
4. Block
5. Charge
6. Charge
7. No Call (after replay switched to charge)
8. Block

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by zeedonk

Wow. Those guys sure know how to flop. Did they all go to Duke?


Z

Nah, they played soccer.

[rbmartin]

1) No call
2) No call
3) No call
4) No call
5) No call
6) Charge
7) No call
8) No call

The last time I witnessed this much flopping, Morganna was running on the field to kiss Pete Rose.