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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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".
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JR, I would disagree with your statement that the "whole" idea of the intentional foul is for the official to judge intent. I think the underlined parts of the rule above show that intent is not a necessary component of an intentional foul.
Would you agree?
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Yeah, I would agree for the underlined part, but I think that "intent" must still be judged in most cases. But, don't you still have to use your individual judgement in those other cases though to still classify the type of foul you're gonna call? As Nick said, the "action" itself is a foul. To say whether that "action" should be ruled an intentional foul or not still requires a judgement on the calling official's part, doesn't it?