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Originally posted by ScottParks
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Originally posted by Ref in PA
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"I also get questioned on a call I make for kicked ball. A player who traps the ball with his legs by flexing his knees over the ball on an errant or low pass. The player doesn't stick his leg out, but he clearly is intentionally using his lower legs to trap the ball or to keep it from going through the wickets. Should I let that go?"
The book says the definition of a kick is "... intentionally striking it (the ball) with the knee or any part of the leg or foot below the knee." If you feel the action by the defender meets that criteria, call the kick.
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Hold on there Nellie 
As said above, a kick must be intentional. From what you described, it sounds like he never moved his legs in any kicking motion, but his legs "trapped the ball" Good defense.
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Scott
It is an intentional motion which results in the leg at or below the knee stopping the ball - it is not legal, and is a kick by rule. You may not extend your leg or your knee to stop the ball.