I think that the comment about many not having the gonads to call intentional fouls is pretty well on the mark. [Those are my words, not yours.] I have called 3 of them in 2 years. I probably should have called more. One was a defender pushing an offensive player into the backcourt. She ran into the player and made no attempt for the ball. One was not near the end of the game. I was trail in a 3 man and a kid gave another kid a two handed push in the back away from the play. The kid that was pushed fell to the floor. It was not a violent push--the player was a bull in a china closet and obviously thought the quickest route between 2 points was a straight line. I think he had 4 fouls in about 8 minutes of playing time. And the 3rd was a kid bear hugging another kid from behind.
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