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Originally posted by All_Heart
Thanks for the links Jim.
This is how I was told it happened. I would've hoped that the calling offical's partners got together and told the calling official the correct punishment for this play. I've been reffing for a long time now and I've never seen a player hit the ball with their fist. Has anyone ever called this in a game? I'm glad this didn't happen in my game at the end of an important championship game! Isn't this one of the original Naismith rules?
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I've had this happen at many levels, once in a while by an angry player, usually by a player who has a sudden, creative urge to propel the ball farther than otherwise might be possible.
I always call the violation - every player has to understand that it's inherently too dangerous in this game, as is kicking at the ball.