hand is part of the ball - clarification

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by ChrisSportsFan
I had a guy in Men's Rec League recently ask my I didn't call this even though the whole gym heard it. He approached during a time out and was respectful so I told him that "by rule, it's not a foul".

Not completely true. By rule, it's not a foul only if the contact is incidental. A defender deliberately hitting an opponent's hand while it's on the ball is a foul.

NFHS 10-6-1-- "He/she shall not contact an opponent with his/her hand unless such contact is only with the opponent's hand and is incidental to an attempt to play the ball".