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Originally posted by WeekendRef
The original post states NFHS rules.....while the NCAA rule is clearly written the rule in HS is nebulous .
I would have a hard time calling a "kicked ball" if a player fumbled the ball and then held it between his thighs to hold on to it .....especially before last year when the upper part of the leg was included in the definition of a "kicked" ball .
As someone noted earlier I think the language needs to be cleaned up on this rule...
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I don't know if this will help, but I remember reading somewhere (maybe comments on rules, or something buried deep in the casebook, perhaps notes from one of Dr. Naismith's classes, etc.) that basketball was meant to be played with the hands, not the feet. This was to distinguish it from other sports like football and soccer. That's why you can't kick (intentionally strike) the ball with the leg, offense or defense. That's soccer, not basketball. Granted, the NFHS rules aren't written as clearly as NCAA, but using that logic it should be easy to follow that holding the ball with the legs is not allowed as well.