charge question

[mutantducky]

Sorry I don't have the video. I was watching a bit of the Pacific v Alaska game(it was in Alaska and there was a bit of hometown cooking by the refs)

A Pacific player drove. Two Alaska players were there and the Pacific player went between them. The ref called a charge even though it looked like a block or a no call.
Just assuming the two defenders had LGP, and the offensive player goes for the space between them, about a foot or two. How much contact does there have to be to call a charge? So let's say the offensive player hits their arms that are sticking out a bit. Could that be a charge?

[Rich]

I quit reading at "home-cooking."

I quit reading at "Pacific v Alaska."

[Mark Padgett]

I quit reading at "Sorry I don't have the video".

[SC Official]

The moral of the story, mutantducky, is that you're unlikely to get the answers you want by coming on an officiating message board and making accusations of "hometown cooking."

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by SC Official

The moral of the story, mutantducky, is that you're unlikely to get the answers you want by coming on an officiating message board and making accusations of "hometown cooking."

Especially considering that most of the officials used in the Shootout are usually not from Alaska.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by SC Official

The moral of the story, mutantducky, is that you're unlikely to get the answers you want by coming on an officiating message board and making accusations of "hometown cooking."

There it is. To do so is akin to accusing an officiating crew of being corrupt.

[Rob1968]

Realizing that the discussion is in regards to an NCAA ruling, the following is for those who are concerned with NFHS game situations:

NFHS Rules Book 4-7-2 c. . . .There must be reasonable space between two defensive players or a defensive player and a boundary line to allow the dribbler to continue in his/her path. If there is less than 3 feet of space, the dribbler has the greater responsibility for the contact.

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by Rob1968

Realizing that the discussion is in regards to an NCAA ruling, the following is for those who are concerned with NFHS game situations:

NFHS Rules Book 4-7-2 c. . . .There must be reasonable space between two defensive players or a defensive player and a boundary line to allow the dribbler to continue in his/her path. If there is less than 3 feet of space, the dribbler has the greater responsibility for the contact.

You beat me to it Rob......

Anyone know if NCAA has a similar rule?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

Just assuming the two defenders had LGP, and the offensive player goes for the space between them, about a foot or two. How much contact does there have to be to call a charge?

The same amount as on any other play where the offense initiates contact with a legally established defender.