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Originally posted by JeffTheRef
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We need to discourage kicking . . . and punching.
[/B][/QUOTE]The rules cover these acts very explicitly now. It's simply up to each official to use the existing rules.
Rule 4-18-1-
" Fighting is a flagrant act and can occur when the ball is dead or live.Fighting includes, but is not limited to, such combative acts as an attempt to strike, punch or kick an opponent with a fist,hands,arms,legs or feet regardless of whether contact is made".
What more do you need than that, Jeff? Covers all the situations that you talked about, if you want to use it. Handle with care, though.