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Originally Posted by centkyref (Post 922358)

Had a block/charge play last night; pretty easy call because I refereed the defense (thanks to you on this board for clarifying the concept). Found the defender, saw the contact, made the charge call.

I reported the foul, and ended up right in the coach's lap as new C tableside. He asked why the call went that way since the contact wasn't square to the chest. I replied that it doesn't have to be square to chest contact and asked him what the defender did wrong.

"Well, he was still moving!"

Me: "He's allowed to once he has legal guarding position."

or, if I'm not feeling verbally generous,
"He's allowed to by rule"

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Originally Posted by Adam (Post 922361)

Me: "He's allowed to once he has legal guarding position."

or, if I'm not feeling verbally generous,
"He's allowed to by rule"

I don't know if the play being talked about involved an airborne shooter or if it was s dribbler. That, as you know, affects what kind of movement is legal.

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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 922273)

How would you know that he traveled if "there is very little the offensive player can do that you need to watch"?
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It will be an obvious violation that I can catch with my peripheral. But, I'm more concerned about the defense if there is a potential crash in the making.