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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
And the key word is "accidentally". It is a judgment call though.
Personally, not being able to read minds, I can't ever be 100% sure if a defender deliberately whacked an offensive player on the hand while that hand was on the ball. And seeing that I was taught very early not to call anything that I wasn't really sure of, I give the benefit of the doubt to the defender.
And in my experience, that's the way that the play is generally/universally called also.
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I agree with everything you said JR. All but the part about the way the play is called. I have seen many officials call this a foul just by sound alone. I was aware of the rule before I asked the question. Just looking for some thoughts from others. Along the lines of Jullies comments
