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Originally posted by Junker
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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Below is the NFHS definition of an intentional foul:
NFHS R4-S19-A3: An intentional foul is a personal or technical four designed to stop or keep the clock from starting, to neutralize an opponentÂ’s obvious advantageous position, contact away from the ball or when not playing the ball. IT MAY OR NOT BE PREMEDITATED and is not based on the severity of the act. A foul also shall be ruled intentional if while playing the all a player causes excessive contact with an opponent.
Rich,
When a coach is yelling "FOUL" he or she obviously wants to stop or keep the clock from starting to neutralize an opponents's obvious adavantageous position. That's how I took the point of emphasis and how I'll continue to call it according to the rulesbook. I can't say I necessarily agree with the rule because it is good game management by the coach, but the way the rule reads currently, if they yell foul, it is intentional.
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Smart coaches have taken to yelling a code word for "foul 'em!", like "red!" or some such. So when coach A - down by 1 with 15 seconds left - yells "red!" and A1 immediately fouls B1 everyone on the floor realizes (or should realize) what just happened.
You got an intentional in this case?