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Originally posted by RefAHallic
Why isn't there an official mechanic for flagrant fouls in high school? Is it a combination of mechanics (intentional/technical?). I think I had one last night. Girl intentionally swung the elbow and it connected with a defender's jaw. The impact could be heard across the gym. Sounded like a fist pounding into an open palm. Anyway, I called player control and it happened to be the girl's fifth foul so she was gone anyway. But as I examined what happened after the game I thought that I probably should have called a flagrant foul ejecting the player and giving the other team FTs and the ball. How would or should I signal a flagrant foul?
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If the reason you wanted the flagrant was to give ft's, you could have given an intentional. Sounds like it would have been an easy sell. A flagrant PC still doesn't give ft's.
My guess is that there is no mechanic for flagrant is that it would be too inflammatory. If someone is already swinging, any thing that would make the situation hotter would be counter productive.