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Originally posted by ChuckElias
Jake,
I'd definitely have (at least) a Technical foul here. In college, it'd be intentional T (dead ball contact). 2 shots plus the ball at midcourt, in either HS or college. Depending on the severity of the "stomp", you could certainly justify a flagrant if it was hard enough. I've had a kid step on an opponent's chest, but never on his stones. What did you do?
Chuck
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to answer JRut - the player from A definitely stepped on the player intentionally. does that help you answer the question? if so, please tell me what you'd do.
Chuck - this was a h.s. game, so i issued a T and gave them the ball as proscribed. I agree that in college the intentional Technical would have been the appropriate call.
I don't feel like the act was flagrant enough to warrant an ejection (he didn't give a good hard STOMP, but rather he "stepped" on the stones), but it was certainly an intentional act.
My biggest concern however would be what to do if this were a live ball situation - which it may have been at this point. B might have had the ball ready to inbound, not sure b/c i was watching A1 step on B1. Both rules books are specific that a Technical foul (or an Int. Tech and Flag. Tech in NCAA) are penalties that occur when the ball is dead.
what if the ball had been live?
Jake