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Originally Posted by Goofyfor3
As defined in the NFHS rule book -
Rule 4 Section 25 Articles 1 and 2:
Art. 1... Opponents have their hands so firmly on the ball that control cannot be obtained without undue roughness.
Art. 2... An opponent places his/her hand(s) on the ball and prevents an airborne player from throwing the ball or releasing it on a try.
In 1 it seems as if hands and opponents (both plural) illustrate the idea that there needs to be four total hands? How does one define undue roughness for middle schoolers?  |
If there are opponent
s then you will have more than one hand.
Nowhere does it say 4 hands. What if one player is super strong and is cuffing the ball with one hand while the other player is trying to wrestle it away with 2 hands?
Defining undue roughness? That comes with experience and is a judgement that needs to be made by the official(s) ref'n the play.