Duke-Louisville blocking clip (Hairston 1st half)

[JRutledge]

I cannot see how this is a block at all. The defender hardly moved.

Peace

[Larks]

Charge

[referee99]

Now, put this same play in a thousand high school gyms across the country. Boys, girls, rural, city. Exact same play.

What percentage of high school officials call this a block?

I would say at LEAST 75%. At least.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by referee99

Now, put this same play in a thousand high school gyms across the country. Boys, girls, rural, city. Exact same play.

What percentage of high school officials call this a block?

I would say at LEAST 75%. At least.

1. Doubt it. He'd been in LGP since Tuesday.
2. It's really hard to use this clip to denigrate high school refs when it was missed by an Elite 8 level NCAA official.

[referee99]

Originally Posted by Adam

1. Doubt it. He'd been in LGP since Tuesday.
2. It's really hard to use this clip to denigrate high school refs when it was missed by an Elite 8 level NCAA official.

... to criticize unfairly.

Just a matter of fact from my observation. Offensive player begins shooting motion, defender 'moves', contact occurs... block.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by referee99

... to criticize unfairly.

Just a matter of fact from my observation. Offensive player begins shooting motion, defender 'moves', contact occurs... block.

If you are insisting that moving is somehow illegal, you damage your believability....or are you saying that is how some HS officials call it (but not you...i now see that it was someone else who earlier suggested that moving was illegal)????

[referee99]

that is how I see this play called (and explained).
Which, of course, produces a cycle of the players, coaches, and fans 'learning' that this is a block.

[BLydic]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

If you are insisting that moving is somehow illegal, you damage your believability....or are you saying that is how some HS officials call it (but not you...i now see that it was someone else who earlier suggested that moving was illegal)????

Are you suggesting that all movement to the left or right by a defender is legal?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by referee99

... to criticize unfairly.

Just a matter of fact from my observation. Offensive player begins shooting motion, defender 'moves', contact occurs... block.

Your sweeping assessment (75%) is certainly unfair given you judged officials across the country rather than isolating it to your area.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by referee99

Now, put this same play in a thousand high school gyms across the country. Boys, girls, rural, city. Exact same play.

What percentage of high school officials call this a block?

I would say at LEAST 75%. At least.

Originally Posted by Adam

1. Doubt it. He'd been in LGP since Tuesday.
2. It's really hard to use this clip to denigrate high school refs when it was missed by an Elite 8 level NCAA official.

I see a lot of blocks called on plays that are obviously charges at the high school level. And the justifications for them are often not rules based. I have heard everything from "He leaned back too soon" or "He was not set..." and they call a block. And all officials will occasionally miss these calls, but it is really not as hard a call as many of us make it out to be. I think NCAA doe a better job calling charges to the point the media is complaining about how many charges are called.

Peace

[referee99]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

... I think NCAA does a better job calling charges to the point the media is complaining about how many charges are called.
Peace

About a week ago, in transition, defender sets up. Planted. Straight up. Offensive player straight into him. 100% charge.

TV commentator, "I think there should be more leeway given to the offensive player in transition on plays like that"