Sorry if i missed something, but:
isn´t it possible, that SB is linked maybe to ID? And for that reason, it´s a little like an "invisible" skill, like HN and DV?
What i want to say: I never read during a game something in regard to Handling or Diving (like: "wonderful dribbling from X" or "Amazing ball-controll from Y") but still i feel that many skills (like JS or IS) are only pretty good in combination with these two.
Couldn´t it be possible, that this is the same with SB? That for example, even if someones throw is not blocked, this throw is not as good against a good blocker than against a bad one? And for that reason, SB is closed linked to ID?
And if this is not the case, maybe we should better discuss to link it to other skills, then rather eliminate it, as just 3 "pure" Inside Skills would remain.
P.S.: GM-Lord of Doom wrote:
I spend a few weeks on block training, and noticed pops in inside defence and rebounding more then in blocking. It might be coincidence, and I need to gather more info on it, but it might be that the 'seconday' trainingskills with the blockingtraining, aren't as 'secondary' as secondaries in other trainingtypes. If this is the case the blockingtraining might be a good way to train these 3 inside skills in a prety good way.
If it is too difficult to link it to other Skills, maybe it could be done in training, that the 2nd training of SB (ID,RB) needs shorter time?