Blocking Shots

[4thegame]

What does it take for a girl not to get called for a foul when she blocks a shot? It might be just me, but it seems like it is nearly impossible for a girl to be a great shot blocker in ND; is it the rules or the refs that call it so tight?

[Baller]

The problem that a lot of girls have is that they do not keep very good control of their lower body so while many times it looks like a clean block but there is contact on the body particularly with the hips.

[baseball]

i would say a combo of that and none of the big girls really jump to try and block the shot

[rock83]

Because officials dont think that girls can block shots so they anticipate. It must be a foul!

What does it take for a girl not to get called for a foul when she blocks a shot? It might be just me, but it seems like it is nearly impossible for a girl to be a great shot blocker in ND; is it the rules or the refs that call it so tight?

[Deuce]

Position has a lot to do with it also on the girls side. You won't see the verticle jumping ability or the 6'4+ wingspans that you see in boys so anything but being in the right position will usually result in contact somewhere.

[4thegame]

well it seems like girls have a tendency to flail around more when the shoot as well. i have to agree with rock 83 "Because officials dont think that girls can block shots so they anticipate. It must be a foul."

i've seen so many times where a girl brings the ball behind or above her head and a defender just takes it from them, but it is called a foul.