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Originally posted by M&M Guy
I would probably agree that I would have a lot of explaning to do if I called a violation just because a player was on the floor with the ball on their legs. But the NCAA does specifically address using the legs to hold the ball firmly. The violation wasn't just because the ball was there in the first place, but that the player then used the legs to hold unto it firmly while the defender tried to get it. That's certainly not "striking" the ball, but it is using the legs as an unfair advantage. It seems a lot like the errant pass going off a defender's leg - the ball hitting the leg is not a violation, but intentionally moving the leg into the path of the ball is. I would think that same line of reasoning applies to NFHS, even though only the NCAA spells it out.
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I understand why you feel that way, but for this discussion I am not talking about the NCAA rule. Even at the NCAA level, it has got to be pretty obvious a player is doing that. The NF has not addressed this kind of action (at least in the casebook they have not). I have a hard time trying to translate NCAA rulings to NF games or rules.
Peace