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Old Mon May 21, 2007, 11:59am
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Which is exactly my point......

The current NFHS intentional foul language also states "A foul shall also be ruled intentional if while playing the ball a player causes excessive contact with an opponent".

The current language in R4-19-3 already covers all of the same situations that people want to add new language to cover, including your example above. Instead of saying the exact same thing in a different way, just use what we've already got.
And that is actually the point!

We (referees...at least most) know what the rule really says. But the name of the foul is a misnomer. The foul you highlighted above has nothing to do with intent....hence "intentioal foul" is logicially the wrong name for it. All that is being suggested is changing or spliting the name so that its name matches the act.
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