Block/Charge/No Call

[habram]

The reason I submitted this one was to get views from other officials whenever this situation has happens I've see all three results at all levels

[HokiePaul]

Originally Posted by habram

The reason I submitted this one was to get views from other officials whenever this situation has happens I've see all three results at all levels

You will get different calls depending on the specifics. No two plays are the same, even if they look similar. The officials must take into account a couple of factors, including whether there was a reasonable space between the two defensive players for the offense to attempt to go through

"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."

and whether or not the defense maintained legal guarding position

"A player who extends an arm, shoulder, hip or leg into the path of an opponent is not considered to have a legal position if contact occurs."

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by habram

The reason I submitted this one was to get views from other officials whenever this situation has happens I've see all three results at all levels

If one of the results is a blocking foul, then I'm going to assume that the official saw the defender do something to lose LGP.

[BryanV21]

Just ask yourself "what did the defense do wrong?" If the answer is "nothing", then you can't have a foul on them.

From there ask "what did the dribbler do wrong?" The answer to that will take you to your response (should there be one).