Ball held between thighs

[lmeadski]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Don't get me wrong here. I have no preference either way. I just want to be able to cite to a coach, if needed, why I called a violation on a kid who is sitting on the floor, no hands on the ball, but with the ball resting squarely between his/her thighs. [/B]

Don't get me wrong either. I'm telling you that you won't be able to cite anything to a coach- whether you called a violation or you ruled it a legal play. It is just not covered definitively under NFHS rules.

Personally, if I can't find anything in the book that will back up myself if I do call a violation on this play, then I ain't gonna call that violation.....and I say that while thinking personally that it really should be a violation. [/B][/QUOTE]

I fall on this side of the fence on this argument. No rule or reference, no call.

[Edited by lmeadski on Feb 12th, 2006 at 07:32 PM]