Do you have to fall on th floor to get a charge?

• dokken

  I've seen this many times this year. A defensive player will be fully established and the offensive player will charge into him but the defensive player does not budge. It seems it's always a block.
  
  Do defensive players have to hit the floor to get the charge?
• cmhs_pride

  I believe the more of an acting job you are able to put on....the more of a chance you have at winning the ref over. So hitting the floor has become a common way of taking the charge.
• Crimson and Gray Hair

  

  cmhs_pride wrote: I believe the more of an acting job you are able to put on....the more of a chance you have at winning the ref over. So hitting the floor has become a common way of taking the charge.

  Bobby Huggins was a master at drawing the charge.
• doggydee

  I've had varsity officials tell me that the kid would have gotten the foul if they would have fallen. To me, that is an example of poor officiating.