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Old Wed Jan 14, 2015, 11:07pm
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Did you call that a CHARGE? Yes I did.

The following is a conversation I had with a varsity coach for whom I have called several games over the last few years. Conversation was respectful, but spirited. Took place during a time-out.

Scenario: Team A is an athletic team; high flying and fast. Team B is less athletic and depends on proper position to be competitive. We called several charges against Team A, and they were all very similar: B1 establishes LGP in the middle of the lane as A1 starts his drive from about mid-court. A1 is an airborn shooter when he crashes into B1.

Coach: Did you call that a CHARGE?!!!
Me: Yes I did.
Coach: How can that be a charge, he turned to the side?!!
Me: Yes he did. That is allowable after he establishes legal guarding position.
Coach: I know the rule. Your interpretation is bad.
Me: Don't think so.

Fast-forward to the next charge call against his team.

Coach: That's not a charge. He can't lean back before the contact happens. He's flopping. Somebody's gonna get hurt!!
Me: What did the defender do to lose legal guarding position?
Coach: He started moving backward too early.

Funny. I never once heard him coach his kids on how to avoid picking up the charge in this situation.
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Old Thu Jan 15, 2015, 12:10am
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When you get challenged by a coach on a rule, tell him you'll get the book and look it up. Tell him that if he's right, you'll give him $10, but if you're right, he has to go out to the parking lot and wash your car. Then hold your hand out for him to shake on it. He'll just turn around and walk away.

I've done this quite a few times and it usually shuts them up for the rest of the game.
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Old Thu Jan 15, 2015, 03:30am
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There is an ESPN story on your game.
http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?...likMonk-150114
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Old Thu Jan 15, 2015, 04:10am
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"Coach, if I call that a charge, you're mad at me. I call that a block, he's mad at me. It's your turn. Go ahead."
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Old Thu Jan 15, 2015, 10:53am
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There is an ESPN story on your game.
http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?...likMonk-150114
Don't think it was his game, the official in that video no-called that dunk.
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Old Thu Jan 15, 2015, 05:53pm
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Don't think it was his game, the official in that video no-called that dunk.
My post was intended to be humorous. You missed that.
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