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Originally posted by ace
Because- by bear hugging is the kid intentionally trying to HURT the player or just stop the clock? Mel Whitworth current high school former NBA, college referee stressed this at a camp. How is it intentional if he's not trying to stop the clock and him just holding the player? Make sense?
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No, it doesn't. Somebody's be feeding you some BS.
Why is he fouling? Is he:
1- trying to stop or keep the clock from starting?
2- trying to neutralize an opponent' s obvious advantageous position?
3- making contact away from the ball or when not playing the ball?
4- trying to keep the player from falling because he's made excessive contact?
If he's fouling for any of those reasons, it's an intentional foul. I'm trying to imagine a situation where a player could wrap his arms around an opponent and not be intentionally fouling him. I can't.
I believe Mr. Whitworth needs to take a look at Rule 4-19 and the NFHS POE from 2000, which I've posted below for your benefit.
NFHS 2000-01 POINTS OF EMPHASIS
Intentional Fouls - Excessive Contact
Intentional fouls have remained a point of emphasis for the 2000 -01 season. The goal of reducing the number of intentional fouls has not occurred, primarily because the fouls are not being penalized as "intentional." An intentional foul has occurred when a team is obviously committing a foul, late in the game, to stop the clock and force the opponent into a throw-in or free-throw situation.
Acts that MUST be deemed intentional include:
grabbing a player from behind;
wrapping the arms around a player;
grabbing a player away from the ball;
grabbing or shoving a player from behind when an easy basket may be scored;
grabbing/holding a player by the jersey in order to impede their progress;
when coach/player says "watch, we're going to foul;" and
excessive contact on a player attempting a shot.
These examples should be considered intentional any time they occur during a game, not just in the last minutes. However, these fouls occur most often during the last minutes of a game and are not properly called or penalized. Coaches must instruct their players regarding the proper techniques involved in strategic fouling; and officials must have the courage to appropriately enforce this rule, anytime during the contest, but especially when time is running out.