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One of the calls by Missy Barlow today was at the end of a quarter when a player was running to half court and launched a 3pt attempt.   A defensive player was just beyond the half court line and had stopped before the shooter took her last step and jumped.  The shooter landed on the defensive player's back.

Missy called a foul on the defensive player, presumably a blocking foul.   The announcers slightly garbled the call but basically said it was that the defender was not in a legal guarding position.  (To be in a legal guarding position, "The guard's torso shall face the opponent.")

"Blocking is illegal personal contact that impedes the progress of an opponent"
"Charging is illegal personal contact by pushing or moving into an opponent’s torso"

I disagree with the call, if that were Missy's reason.  She was not guarding the player, so she didn't need to be in a legal guarding position.  If a player runs  down the court and runs over another player who is not guarding her and maybe didn't see her coming, it is charging.  To rule otherwise would cause chaos as offensive players could then run over defensive players who are not guarding them, causing fouls on the defensive players.

Sorry, Missy, I think the call was wrong.

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One of the calls by Missy Barlow today was at the end of a quarter when a player was running to half court and launched a 3pt attempt.   A defensive player was just beyond the half court line and had stopped before the shooter took her last step and jumped.  The shooter landed on the defensive player's back.

Missy called a foul on the defensive player, presumably a blocking foul.   The announcers slightly garbled the call but basically said it was that the defender was not in a legal guarding position.  (To be in a legal guarding position, "The guard's torso shall face the opponent.")

"Blocking is illegal personal contact that impedes the progress of an opponent"
"Charging is illegal personal contact by pushing or moving into an opponent’s torso"

I disagree with the call, if that were Missy's reason.  She was not guarding the player, so she didn't need to be in a legal guarding position.  If a player runs  down the court and runs over another player who is not guarding her and maybe didn't see her coming, it is charging.  To rule otherwise would cause chaos as offensive players could then run over defensive players who are not guarding them, causing fouls on the defensive players.

Sorry, Missy, I think the call was wrong.