Kick or no?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
Defender jumps, sticking out arms and a leg. Pass misses the leg, but deflects off the hand and bounces down off the foot.

Is this a kick? This is a question to me b/c the defender intentionally raised his leg, but that's not why the ball hit it.

Somebody asked me and I wasn't really sure how to answer. Whaddya think?

Hmmm... kicking is an intentional violation.

I suppose I would have a kick if the player intentionally directed the ball to his lower leg via his hand. Otherwise, how is the player to know where the ball will when it is apparent that it will not hit his lower leg? The answer is he doesn't. At this point, the touching of his lower leg is unintentional and no violation existed.

Are we in a situation where we now have to judge the jumping style of players?