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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 3377649, member: 1131"] I've seen block calls made in UConn games that, in my opinion, should have been charges. Two common situations are: [LIST=1] [*]When the offensive player drives into the shoulder or the side of the (stationary) defender, rather than directly into her chest. This is a charge, not a block -- there is no requirement that the offensive player must barrel directly into the center of the defender's chest to have committed a charge. Any significant contact is sufficient. (Most of these cases should probably be no-calls.) [*]When the offensive player passes the ball to a teammate an instant before making contact with the defender. This should be irrelevant -- possession of the ball is not required for a player to have committed a charge. [/LIST] However, the most frequent bad call I see is when the referee forgets about the restricted area and calls a charge directly under the basket, where it should not be possible to commit a charge (unless the defender is the player's primary defender rather than a helpside defender). [/QUOTE]