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Old Mon Oct 27, 2008, 08:02pm
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Originally Posted by bob jenkins View Post
Violations are in Rule 9. Held ball isn't in Rule 9. Therefore, ...
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Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle View Post
Right you are. But the held ball is enumerated in NFHS 5-8: "Time-out occurs and the clock, if running, shall be stopped when an official:
ART. 1 . . . Signals:
a. A foul.
b. A held ball.
c. A violation."

It would seem it exists as a separate entity, distinct from fouls and violations.
I found the book. It is the 2006 NFHS Rules by Topic. On page 128 the topic is "Held Ball Violation". I'm not sure why the rule book and the Rules by Topic book disagree on whether a held ball is a violation or not.
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