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Originally Posted by bucky
That is what I was thinking about your line of questioning, that you are trying to make some distinction. Not sure where you are going with it.
Anyway...
Yes, there is a distinction imo. I grab is a conscious closing of the hand around something, like a wrist, jersey, etc. It can't be accidental. Are all holds grabs? No. Are all grabs hold? Yes. Some holds are too difficult to consider intentional. If someone grabs a jersey though, then it seems obvious, not only what they were doing, but also there intent. Looks as if it comes down to semantics again. Shocker.
Just my opinion.
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Jerseys get grabbed accidentally all the time: more often than intentionally, IMO.
Defender reaches for the ball, trying to grab it, and misses. Whether he hits a jersey or a wrist, the natural instinct of the fingers is to grab. This is not an intentional act.
Many jersey grabs are certainly intentional: but not all. I'd say not even most.