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Originally Posted by Rickwill
hey why is it allowed for a player to hit a player in the facemask with their open palm as long as they have the ball in the other hand? Have you seen how the defender's head snaps back when they get hit in the facemask? whats the deal here?
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The Canadian interp is that if the ball carrier's arm is already outstretched in anticipation of a defender, and the hand makes contact with a defender, then no foul. But grasping the facemask would be an offensive foul.
If the defender is already close enough to receive a strike to the facemask when the ball carrier decides to outstretch his arm, then this is an offensive foul.