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Message: [QUOTE="MD#12Fan, post: 4112424, member: 8636"] 1970's. I was there. Yes, it was taught! Coaches ran drills, in which the defender established position in front of the offensive player and then fell back. Also taught was making the "umph" sound, so the ref would be sure to see it. It was before Coach K. I worked his camp at Duke in 1983 and I actually took a charge on Coach K in the counselor games. I actually called it and he told me I wasn't set. Oh well. Long story short, it's a part of the game. Flopping has no place in the game. Refs can decide whether it's flopping or legitimate position by the defender. They can differentiate between the two. You can't be off-balance or you look like you're flopping. If you're there and you fall back, it should be a charge. A flop is a flop and a charge is a charge. Respectfully, AE looked like a purple and gold mop on Monday. She shouldn't have expected a ton of calls. The call on PB was seriously questionable. [/QUOTE]