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Originally posted by JugglingReferee
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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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.
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Was the foot still moving when the ball hit it, or had the defender completed his kicking(sticking out) motion?
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There's a clarification I need from you, JR.
When this player jumps into the air and his leg "sticks out", undoubtedly it will have to "stick in" again so that s/he may land properly. When the leg is sticking in, and the ball strikes KoB (knee or below), do you view this to be a kick ball?
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Nope. a kicked ball is a
deliberate act by a player to either kick the ball or block it's passage with the KoB. If the "deliberate kicking" action ended before the ball hits the KoB, there's nothing that can be called, by rule imo, if the ball then hits the KoB. If the ball hit's the hand first, and then the KoB, that's still one helluva tough call to make if you want to call the violation. If there's even the tiniest doubt in your mind, forget about it! If you are 100% sure that the player was still trying to "kick" the ball after it hit his hand, then make the call.
Sat Feb 14, 2004, 10:55am
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