Call it or not??

[Adam]

Originally Posted by just another ref

10-6-1: A player shall not: hold, push, charge, trip; nor impede the progress of an opponent by extending an arm, shoulder, hip, or knee, or by bending the body into other than a normal position; nor use any rough tactics. He/she shall not contact an opponent with his/her hand unless such contact is only with the opponent's hand while it is on the ball and is incidental to an attempt to play the ball.

It is not too much of a stretch for a slap to be considered a rough tactic, is it?

The line in red is in pretty simple language, is it not? I'm all for the principal of advantage/disadvantage, but there are limits: A1 and B1 are fighting for position in the lane. As A2 takes a shot, B1 shoves A1 out of bounds. the shot is good, so there is no rebound. What advantage did B1 gain? This is still a foul.

This tells me who is responsible for the contact. It's not a foul without some sort of advantage. Now, let me add this, if the slap is hard enough to be considered "rough tactics," I'll call it. With a slap, though, it can be relatively light and still come out pretty loud.

With your play, I've got an advantage gained. If A1 gets shoved out of bounds, then he starts off the ensuing play at a disadvantage. As far as I'm concerned, displacement is almost always an advantage.