Make the call and the signal

[tomegun]

I'm assuming grade school means up to the 5th grade. I imagine plays like this happen all the time with 5th (and below) graders. It would be tough to have 10 skilled kids on the court at the same time - at this age so funky stuff would probably happen throughout the game.

[refnrev]

I can't see how you had this as flagrant. Is there more to the story than is mentioned in the post? It sounds like a common foul to me.

[rainmaker]

Jim --

It's an interesting quewstion and points to some of the problems with the FED definitions. An intentional foul doesn't have to be intentional. If you look in the definitions, there's a little clause about excessive contact. I think it sounds as though that's what you had. the Flagrant is more for fighting and deliberate harm. In your spot, I"d call intentional, and then explain to the coach that that type of foul is also usable for "excessive contact".

[zebraman]

Rainmaker hit it dead on. The "excessive contact" intentional foul fits your situation perfectly.

From the rulebook definition of an intentional foul: "A foul also shall be ruled intentional if while playing the ball a player causes excessive contact with an opponent."