Make the call and the signal

[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."