Blarge administration

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

If both a block and a charge are signaled (emphasis added) on the floor simultaneously, the officials shall get together and agree to give the call to the official who had the play originate in his/her primary. It is important to slow down, have eye contact with partners and not give a preliminary signal when more than one whistle may be involved.

(2009-2010 3.4.7D)

So, the call is, as I've said all along, predetermined based on who has primary coverage (whether it is based on location, origination, secondary defender, etc.). The only discussion is about who had coverage (or at least who should have had coverage) and, even if they were completely wrong, their call stands. The discussion is NOT about who actually saw what but who should have seen what. That is no guarantee that the call will be the correct one. Therefore, I stand by my earlier assertion that the NCAA-W mechanic will still lead to the worst case of being 200% wrong some of the time by getting it completely backwards due to defaulting to the primary official.

For anyone that is actually discussing what each person saw (defender was late, stuck out the knee, etc.), they're not actually following the mechanic but are doing their own thing. Such a thing is not necessarily a bad idea but it is not the defined mechanic.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

For anyone that is actually discussing what each person saw (defender was late, stuck out the knee, etc.), they're not actually following the mechanic but are doing their own thing. Such a thing is not necessarily a bad idea but it is not the defined mechanic.

I guess that's one assumption you can make. The other way to look at it is to realize that we are given definite directives by the supervisors of the conferences we work in, and by the NCAA themselves. I can only speak for supervisors that I have worked for, but the directives they gave us are exactly what I have been explaining to you. If that's "doing things my own way," so be it.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

I guess that's one assumption you can make. The other way to look at it is to realize that we are given definite directives by the supervisors of the conferences we work in, and by the NCAA themselves. I can only speak for supervisors that I have worked for, but the directives they gave us are exactly what I have been explaining to you. If that's "doing things my own way," so be it.

I don't disagree with that approach at all if that is what supervisors want...probably a pretty good approch. But, that is NOT the official NCAA-W mechanic. The claim in this discussion was the the official NCAA-W mechanic, whick is based on primary coverage, was superior. It isn't universally better. The variations that supervisors are making on it probably are.

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

I guess that's one assumption you can make. The other way to look at it is to realize that we are given definite directives by the supervisors of the conferences we work in, and by the NCAA themselves. I can only speak for supervisors that I have worked for, but the directives they gave us are exactly what I have been explaining to you. If that's "doing things my own way," so be it.

From the NCAA casebook, A.R. 172

A1 drives to the basket and:
(1) The referee calls a player-control foul and an umpire calls a block; or
(2) The referee calls a charge and an umpire calls a block.
(Men) …
(Women) In (1) and (2), when the officials signal simultaneously, they shall get together and agree to give the call to the official who had the play originate in his/her primary. When the officials disagree that the fouls occurred simultaneously, they shall determine which foul occurred first. Once a decision is reached, that foul is reported to the official scorer and the appropriate penalty is assessed.

I read this precisely as you and your supervisors read it: try and determine the real action in order not to penalize the innocent.

However, a blarge is still and will ever be an officiating mistake. NCAA-W rules try to avoid charging an inexistent foul, while the other rule sets don't; in some cases the goal may not be reached, of course, but the fault is on the officials who made a mistake by signalling two different fouls on one and the same action.

Ciao

[NCAAREF]

Well my question has always been....how can you have a blarge? If the defender has position it is a charge...if the defender did not have postion it is a block. How can it be both? I agree that you should defer to whosever primary it was but you know what should realy happen.....get together...decide on one or the other...and move on. Blarge....are you kidding me? Why not call it a Chock??????

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by NCAAREF

Well my question has always been....how can you have a blarge? If the defender has position it is a charge...if the defender did not have postion it is a block. How can it be both? I agree that you should defer to whosever primary it was but you know what should realy happen.....get together...decide on one or the other...and move on. Blarge....are you kidding me? Why not call it a Chock??????

The term 'blarge' refers to the calls made by the officials more than what happened on the court.

[tref]

Be cognizant of your partners whistle(s)... put a fist up... make eye contact... give no prelims... come together if needed... decide what occured first.

Sounds quite simple! I think if 1 of the 2 calling officials follow the proper procedures then its tough to have a blarge.

Had a play the other night, I'm C & the L is rotating strong-side, unfortunately on an immediate drive to the bucket from my PCA
Double whistle, partner immediately punches as I have a fist up. Of course I had a block as I had the play SDF in my PCA. I just dropped my fist & we discussed it later.
Result: Perhaps an ICC but NO blarge.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by tref

Be cognizant of your partners whistle(s)... put a fist up... make eye contact... give no prelims... come together if needed... decide what occured first.

Sounds quite simple! I think if 1 of the 2 calling officials follow the proper procedures then its tough to have a blarge.

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And hope that the official not following the proper mechanic has the right call

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by tref

Had a play the other night, I'm C & the L is rotating strong-side, unfortunately on an immediate drive to the bucket from my PCA
Double whistle, partner immediately punches as I have a fist up. Of course I had a block as I had the play SDF in my PCA. I just dropped my fist & we discussed it later.
Result: Perhaps an ICC but NO blarge.

Soooooo.....

Even though you're 100% sure that you had the call correct and you're also sure that it WAS your call also , you feel that the proper way to handle the situation is to just go ahead and let your partner make (what to you) was the WRONG call.

Sorry, I can't agree with that philosophy. You HAD a "blarge" and you handled it wrong, by rule(unless you were playing under NCAA Womens rules). Even then, you should have discussed the final call with your parner immediately before taking it to the bench.

The "blarge" procedure was written for a reason. Sure, if everything goes well you shouldn't have one. But officiating isn't a perfect world. It's usually not a bad idea just to follow the rules of the game that you're officiating, instead of making up your own.

JMO.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by NCAAREF

Well my question has always been....how can you have a blarge? If the defender has position it is a charge...if the defender did not have postion it is a block. How can it be both? I agree that you should defer to whosever primary it was but you know what should realy happen.....get together...decide on one or the other...and move on. Blarge....are you kidding me? Why not call it a Chock??????

Well, I saw the "blarge" call last year made by some very experienced and capable NCAA D1 officials, including one who worked the Final Four.

How come you know more than them and you're so much smarter than them, Mr. NCAAREF? And btw, are there any other very plainly written rules that you think D1 Mens and NFHS officials shouldn't be calling ? Just wondering.