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Originally Posted by Splute
Rule 9-13-3 (06-07) Art. 3... Action of arm(s) and elbow(s) resulting from total body movements as in pivoting or movement of the ball incidental to feinting with it, releasing it, or moving it to prevent a held ball or loss of control shall not be considered excessive.
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The rule you quote is exactly what I find challenging to determine who is responsible for the contact. The play I'm envisioning is A1 grabs a rebound after B1's missed shot. B2 immediately converges on A1 and tries to steal the ball or contest the outlet pass. A1 in trying to prevent a held ball elbows B2 and the contact is not incidental. Who is mostly responsible for this contact? The rule quoted above points to B2, but if B2 has legal guarding position, this seems contradictory. What should determine who bears responsibility for this contact?