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As for it being clear cut, I called it a block because the defender stuck their shoulder out moved into the passer. How can I tell? The directions the two players go after contact. The passer was deflected 90 degrees towards the sideline. The defender went mostly straight back but also slightly towards the sideline. The only way that happens is if the defender was moving towards the sideline at the time of contact AND into the side of the passer. The passer didn't go through the defender. If the passer had gone through the defender, the defender would have been knocked the opposite direction of the passer....certainly not in the same direction. |
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It's physics, folks, pure and simple. |
Rocket Science ???
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Even if you can't "see" it, you can use basic physics to tell what happened from the results. Think billiards....can you ever hit a stationary ball on the left side and have it go left? No, not possible. The only way that the target ball can go left is if it was moving left before impact with more momentum in that direction than the other ball had in the opposite direction. You can use these concepts to know who was moving into who without ever seeing the contact. (You have to see it enough to rule out flopping, of course). |
But Still, I'm Glad That You Got A Kick Out Of It ...
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If I'm moving towards you and you're either not moving or moving away from me and I hit you, my momentum will take both of us in the direction I was going. If I'm moving towards you and you even move a little towards me, we're going to bounce off each other and head in different directions. |
For me, a no-call. I felt like the defender flopped. I think in an away from the ball, take 2 points away situation, to get a team control call it must be very clear. This is not clearly a team control foul, obviously, from all the disagreement.
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And yes, you need to see it, but the reactions tell a lot....a confirmation that, yes, he did step into the passer. |
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