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Old Wed Nov 13, 2024, 05:02pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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The definition of flopping is something like "overt embellishment of INCIDENTAL contact"

Contact that is incidental cannot be a foul; contact which rises to the level of a foul cannot be incidental.
4-49-1 Faking begin fouled (flopping) occurs when a player simulates being fouled or makes theatrical or exaggerated movements when there is no illegal contact by committing such acts as, but not limited to:

a. Overtly embellishing the impact of incidental contact on block/charge plays or attempted tries for goal

b. Using a "head bob" to simulate illegal contact; or

c. Using any other tactics in order to create an opinion of being fouled and therefore gaining an advantage

Emphasis added -- all of which means that you can't be fouled and flop on the same action.

(Note that A could, for example, fall back with no contact (flop) and then commit a foul by having B trip over A. That's a fould and a flop on the same player -- not BEING fouled and a flop on the same player.)
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