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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
The points that I have been trying to make throughout this entire thread are: (1) Kicking is an intentional act; (2) That except for very few exceptions, if the foot is in contact with the floor when contact between between the ball and the leg occurs, no violation has occured; and (3) That unless the kicking in intentional it is not a violation even if the contact creates an advantage for the player who kicked the ball, no violation has occured.
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Whew...we actually agree. I was worried you had gotten into a stash of Padgett's meds.
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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
More and more officials are adopting the mind set that if the leg or foot made contact with the ball it is always a violation and it is not.
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I have seen this in younger officials, but I haven't seen it that often in more experienced officials. Maybe it's because more and more officials are younger than us every year?