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Originally posted by sm_bbcoach
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Please help me wiht this concept..... "clean hands". What exactly does this mean? R fouled while the ball is in flight. How did R get the ball wiht clean hands???
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The "Clean Hands" Rule
NFHS Rule 10-2-2...
(With 2003 revisions in bold)
If each team fouls during a down in which there is a change of team possession, the team last gaining possession may retain the ball, provided its foul is not prior to the final change of possession
(other than PSK fouls or live ball fouls treat as dead ball) and it delined the penalty for its opponent's foul(s).
At this point in time (and it is certainly subject to change) the NFHS has this to say about "CLEAN HANDS"!
...the rule change does not change the concept that R has to get the ball with "Clean Hands" but rather, that they have to have "Clean Hands" until the ball crosses the expanded neutral zone.
Again, this is status of the rule change as of today. It has its faults as Theisey and I have attempted to point out.
However, to answer your question based on what the current status of the rule is,
you are correct, in the play you were referring to, R fouled while the ball was not in any players possession, but the rule change next year indicates that R has met its "clean hands" requirement as long as they don't foul prior to the ball crossing the expanded neutral zone, and therefore "Team Possession" changes at that point also.
While the rule sounds a little shakey right now, (because it is) I believe the NFHS will have Case Book plays to support some of the grey areas out there. Until then we shouldn't get real deep as of yet. But you can bet the farm that we will rip this rule apart on this forum once the final version is published.
Hope this helps