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Originally posted by crazy voyager
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What would be the criteria for it to be intentional? I don't think it was because the player just stuck out her arm and grabbed the jersey for a sec. I prop wouldn't of even called it, but team A had thrown the ball to her and she missed it as a result.
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I'm not sure about Fed, but in Fiba just attempting to grab the jersey is an intentional foul, we've made sure grabbing jerseys never is to be done so no matter what it's always an intentional (wich is called an unsportsmanlike these days in fiba  )
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Some of this has been changed, in fact totally reversed, by the current 2005-06 POE, but the part mentioning holding the jersey was not overturned.
NFHS 2000-01 POINTS OF EMPHASIS
Intentional Fouls - Excessive Contact
Intentional fouls have remained a point of emphasis for the 2000-01 season. The goal of reducing the number of intentional fouls has not occurred, primarily because the fouls are not being penalized as "intentional." An intentional foul has occurred when a team is obviously committing a foul, late in the game, to stop the clock and force the opponent into a throw-in or free-throw situation.
Acts that MUST be deemed intentional include:
grabbing a player from behind;
wrapping the arms around a player;
grabbing a player away from the ball;
grabbing or shoving a player from behind when an easy basket may be scored;
grabbing/holding a player by the jersey in order to impede their progress;
when coach/player says "watch, we're going to foul;" and
excessive contact on a player attempting a shot.
These examples should be considered intentional any time they occur during a game, not just in the last minutes. However, these fouls occur most often during the last minutes of a game and are not properly called or penalized. Coaches must instruct their players regarding the proper techniques involved in strategic fouling; and officials must have the courage to appropriately enforce this rule, anytime during the contest, but especially when time is running out.