blocking below the waist

[FTVMartin]

I called a block in the back on the defense last year in a JV game (only my second game ever) Coaches screamed at me but I knew I was right.

[Mike L]

Had an umpire who once called clipping on the defense. The B coach wasn't very happy about it screaming, "the defense can't clip!!!" To which he replied, "you're right coach, the defense can't clip. That's why I threw the flag." This confused the coach quite a bit & I told my umpire he wasn't helping but I thought it was funny as hell.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Mike L

... I told my umpire he wasn't helping but I thought it was funny as hell.

We umpires don't care if we're helpful. That's why we were moved from the wing to the middle early in our careers.

[Bob M.]

REPLY: Another place where you see a BBW against the defense is on free kicks where the kicking team uses it to take out the wedge. I also called one on a QB who threw an intercepttion and went low to take out the lead blockers on the return. And no...this was not a Hassleback (SB play) where he was really trying to tackle the runner. It was clearly aimed at the lead blockers.