"blarge call" high school

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Rich1

The key phrase in the interpretation is conflicting preliminary signals

If I signal charge and my partner signals block then we're stuck with both. But this does not mean we can't pregame the blarge out of the game if we all agree to hold the fist and make eye contact or confer before making the call or reporting it. I know most of you know this but the word blarge is a combo of block and charge. If we both signal block or we both signal charge there is no problem. If we both hold our signal until we confer, I also see no problem.
There really is no reason to have a blarge if (as good refs do) we have patient whistles and patient signals.

We can say that all we want, but it still can happen to the best of us (I'm not including myself as the best, merely one of us). I've seen D1 guys have them on TV.

Just as important to good eye contact is knowing and blowing in your primary and staying off a foul if it isn't.