Fed vs NCAA Womens rules differences

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by love2refbball

Thank you!! I had a supervisor (W-NCAA) a couple yrs ago that talked about the blarge in the womens' game, and I know of a specific situation that happened last yr with some DI officials where they had a blarge and went with the double foul. I obviously need to get the rule book back out and start studying. Do you happen to know if this is a recent change?

I really don't know if it's a recent change or not - it's been there for at least a few years since I noticed the difference between it and the Fed. interp. of going with the double foul. Maybe someone else knows?

I'm still not honestly sure which method I like best. A "blarge" usually happens because the officials haven't done their job properly - maybe it's an official calling outside their area, or both officials giving a preliminary signal during the double whistle without making eye contact first and allowing one official to take the call. In NCAA-W, we end up making the "proper" call because we go with the primary official's call, but one coach will feel screwed because they think the call that favored their team is somhow being over-ruled or ignored. In Fed., both coaches get appeased somewhat because both fouls are penalized, but it still goes against basic rules principles (how can you have both a charge and a block on the same play?). Either way, the officials' mistake has caused the issue, so it's best to avoid the blarge altogether.