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I think Mike is not talking about putting your body in the way; I think he is talking about the situation where someone blocks a shot, and in doing so, foot-downs. As the ball rebounds, another attacker is following up, and rather than get out of the way (as s/he should), the defender deliberately stays in the way, and passively (or not) blocks the ball with either mallet, bike or foot.
It happens a lot in throw-ins, but if it happened in tournament...