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Originally posted by rainmaker
Coach -- This is exactly right!! I do think that the larger and stronger players need to adjust and if someone goes flying on a foul, it should be considered as rough play, possibly flagrant. To me this seems reasonable. I called a foul flagrant one time (my first) which was just exactly in this description. The foul-er was bigger and stronger, and the foul-ee didn't see it coming. It was a two-handed shove in the side away from the ball, and the body went flying, and then skidding, about 10 feet total distance. I got into big trouble for this. Several people with lots of reffing experience and study said I should have just called it intentional. To me, the foul-er didn't make any adjustment for the opponent's personal characteristics, and I felt she was being out of control. But my betters thought that I should have called the first one intentional to get the message across, and see if she learned her lesson. Anyway, I learned my lesson!! [/B]
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I agree with you in theory, but rainmaker, you should only call flagrant fouls when a player is truely trying to hurt another player. If all the player did was push the ball handler, calling an intentional foul is probably the better choice. I have never called a flagrant foul and hope I never have to. Actually, I have never seen one called either. I really think the reaction of the player that foul is another indication of whether it is intentional or flagrant, but I really do not have all the answers here.