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Originally Posted by SmokeEater
The rules even state(if I remember correctly), 10 bodies moving is a relatively confined space there will eb contact.
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RULE 4-25, SECTION 27 INCIDENTAL CONTACT
Incidental contact is contact with an opponent which is permitted
and which does not constitute a foul.
ART. 1 . . . The mere fact that contact occurs does not constitute a foul. When
10 players are moving rapidly in a limited area, some contact is certain to occur.
ART. 2 . . . Contact, which may result when opponents are in equally favorable
positions to perform normal defensive or offensive movements,
should not be considered illegal, even though the contact may be severe.
ART. 3 . . . Similarly, contact which does not hinder the opponent from
participating in normal defensive or offensive movements should be considered
incidental.
ART. 4 . . . A player who is screened within his/her visual field is expected to
avoid contact with the screener by stopping or going around the screener. In
cases of screens outside the visual field, the opponent may make inadvertent
contact with the screener, and such contact is to be ruled incidental contact,
provided the screener is not displaced if he/she has the ball.
ART. 5 . . . If, however, a player approaches an opponent from behind or from
a position from which he/she has no reasonable chance to play the ball
without making contact with the