[JRutledge]

Foul calls are clearly judgment calls. No one here can tell if this call was a good or bad call by reading something on a discussion board. In my opinion if the "slap" did not make the player lose the ball, knock them off balance, affect what they would have normally been able to do or was not an attempt to foul the player near the end of the game, I would likely pass on this. Touching someone is not a foul. And what is considered a "slap" is also a judgment call. Even for me at the JH level I would likely pass on this, but kids at this level cannot handle a lot of contact either. This is after all why we get paid the big bucks and why some officials are deemed JH officials and others move up the ranks. All we are doing here is giving our opinions. You have to decide what works for you in the end.

Peace