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Originally posted by NICK
The official must judge only the action not the intent.
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Maybe in FIBA, Nick, but your statement is completely wrong for NFHS and NCAA rulesets. The whole idea of an intentional foul is that the official MUST judge the intent. Here's the definition straight from the NFHS rulebook:
Rule 4-19-3-
"An intentional foul is a personal or technical foul designed to stop or keep the clock from starting, to neutralize an opponent's obvious advantageous position, contact away from the ball or when not playing the ball. It may or may not be premeditated and is not based on the severity of the act. A foul shall also be ruled as intentional if while playing the ball a player causes excessive contact with an opponent".
From a "Point of Emphasis" on intentional fouls in the 2000/2001 rulebook-
"An intentional foul has occurred when a team is obviously committing a foul, late in the game, to stop the clock and force the opponent into a throw-in or free-throw situation. Acts that must be deemed intentional include grabbing a player from behind, wrapping the arms around a player, grabing a player away from the ball, grabbing or shoving a player from behind when an easy basket may be scored, when coach/player says "watch, we're going to foul", excessive contact on a player attempting a shot--- and the last one that happens to be very germane to this thread- GRABBING/HOLDING A PLAYER BY THEIR JERSEY IN ORDER TO IMPEDE THEIR PROGRESS."