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Originally Posted by drh898
Question for you pros out there. Reading the NFHS rule book it makes mention of the fact that if a ball is passed to a) a male and he moves his hands to protect his genitals, b) a female who moves her arms to protect her chest is ruled a hand ball.
Do you guys call it that way?
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I personally do not. The main concern within the game is player safety. If they are protecting themselves, without playing the ball at the same time, then I will not call the handling infraction. However, if it that "procedure" is used in a way in which my discretion says they aren't exactly protecting themselves (for example, a girl on a very slow/weak ball in the air towards her chest and then plays it with her arms as a chest ball), then I will call the infraction. It comes down to judgement at that moment.