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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
I happen to think it's excessive contact. But not to the point of an INT..
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
Isn't that the definition of an intentional foul?
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
... and, in some places, it has it's own signal?
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Originally Posted by VaTerp
I question the judgment of any official who thinks this is an intentional foul or even close for that matter.
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I do not believe that this is an intentional foul, but if JugglingReferee believes that there is "excessive contact", then he has to call an intentional foul for excessive contact, and in some areas that has it's own special signal.
4-19-3-D: An intentional foul is a personal or technical foul that may or may not be premeditated and is not based solely on the severity of the act. Intentional fouls include, but are not limited to: Excessive contact with an opponent while playing the ball.
If I were JugglingReferee, I would not describe this play using the words "excessive contact" (better: "illegal contact"), unless he was planning on calling an intentional foul (which I don't believe that he was planning on doing). There are a few coaches, just a few, who actually read, and understand the rulebook.
"Hey Mr. JugglingReferee? You said that there was excessive contact but you're not calling a intentional foul? What about 4-19-3-D, that you can see right here in my handy pocket size rulebook? Need your reading glasses? What? Why would you call a technical foul on me for just sticking a page of the rulebook in your face? I haven't gotten a technical foul in over forty years. You're damn right I'm yelling. What? Another one? What? I don't even know where the bus is parked."