I was told by one of our more experienced officials here that if it hits the hand first, there cannot be a kicking violation, since it touched another part of the body first and that it hit the leg as a secondary touching. I wasn't about to argue with him, as he does JUCO and NAIA ball along with high school (plus he's a huge former Div. I baseball pitcher!). I asked another experienced official (this one has done Div. 2 ball some) and he said the same thing. He said that calling a kick after it hits the hand is the wrong call and not a smart one at that, because not everyone will call it the same way, and the inconsistency will become a problem within our state.
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