Flopping to Falling and everywhere in between.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Why? What rule do you use to justify this call?

I ask because we have a number of guys in our association who call it this way also - even though the defender is allowed to recoil, turn away, etc in order to lessen the contact.

So I don't get calling a block on a kid who has LGP and starts falling backward so that they don't get put into the hospital.

Since when do I have to justify a block call with a rule citation?

I'm not talking about a kid who fades away slightly as the player comes into him -- I'm talking about a kid who starts falling to the floor when the player is still quite a distance away and causes awkward contact that puts both players at risk.

Lots of big dogs call it this way (and I'm not calling myself a big dog, I'm just repeating what I've heard from NCAA officials who are in a position to tell HS officials how to call plays).