Block in the back or not (Youtube Video)

[mikesears]

Toward the end of this play at about the 15-yard line, there is a block. Is this a side block or a block in the back?

YouTube - IHSA_3A_Block_in_Back_Or_Not.AVI

[Ref inSoCA]

That is not a block in the back. Imagine the back were flat. If you leaned against a painted wall, the area with the paint is the back for blocking purposes. All contact must be it the "painted" area.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mikesears

Toward the end of this play at about the 15-yard line, there is a block. Is this a side block or a block in the back?

YouTube - IHSA_3A_Block_in_Back_Or_Not.AVI

Not even close to a block in the back.

[asdf]

Solid block in my book.

[FredFan7]

I know several members of that crew. That aside, I have nothing.....no flag...play on.

[JRutledge]

It looks good to me. This is why you have to see the entire play and not the end. Contact looked entirely on the side.

Peace

[mikesears]

Originally Posted by FredFan7

I know several members of that crew. That aside, I have nothing.....no flag...play on.

They are from my official's association. I honestly am not questioning the no call. I posted this as an example of seeing the entire play. When I was watching the video of the game, I was watching the action because I suspected it could turn into a block in the back. When the defender altered his course, it changed the blocking angle.

[Sonofanump]

Originally Posted by mikesears

I suspected it could turn into a block in the back. When the defender altered his course, it changed the blocking angle.

He did have a brick in his hand. Good example to watching the whole play, knowing what you should be looking at (action near the runner) and understanding what exactly the rule is.