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Old Mon Jan 21, 2008, 02:23pm
Jurassic Referee Jurassic Referee is offline
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Originally Posted by rngrck
I wouldn't be calling these fouls for this type of contact unless it may cause possible injuries. Hugging an opponent is not always intentional, you have to use judgement here.
You also have to know the purpose and intent of the rule. Obviously you don't.

If they're not playing the ball, it's intentional. Whether the act could possibly cause an injury is not and never has been a criteria that is used to make the call.
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