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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
I don't have my FED books handy, but I don't think that's the correct parsing of the rule (iirc, it's one of those rules with multiple "or" clauses and it could be unclear to which the "while" clause applies).
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You think correctly. You can call a backboard slap at any time if you think the act was unsporting.
From POE #4 on backboard slapping from the 2008-09 FED rule book....
"The rules specify that intentionally slapping or striking the backboard is a technical. The spirit and intent of the rule is to penalize a player for drawing attention to themselves or as a means of venting frustration."
Iow it's a judgment call...and the slap in the OP also has to be a judgment call.