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Fri Dec 29, 2006, 09:49pm
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Punching the ball
Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I'd like to hear other takes. I called a punched ball violation for the first time tonight. Boys V tournament. Player A1 sees a team mate flashing ahead for a fast break. Player A1 punches a loose ball ahead to him. I'm at C in transition....TWEET! Violation. Whole gym is wondering out loud what the call was. Offending coach tells me later..."That's a great call. We've been doing it all season and nobody has called it." Is there a reason no one is calling it? Is this one that usually gets ignored? Am I being nit-picky here?
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Calling it both ways...since 1999 Last edited by Bad Zebra; Fri Dec 29, 2006 at 10:04pm. 
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Fri Dec 29, 2006, 10:06pm
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I just don't see it done. It's kind of an obscure call since it rarely happens, and maybe a lot of refs don't know about the rule. Not sure why it's not getting called. Good call.
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Sat Dec 30, 2006, 12:15pm
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RULE 9, SECTION 4 TRAVEL, KICK, FIST
A player shall not travel with the ball, as in 4-44, intentionally kick it, as in 4-29, strike it with the fist or cause it to enter and pass through the basket from below. Good call.  Sadly, I believe that many officials simply don't know that this action is illegal. 
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Sat Dec 30, 2006, 08:11pm
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I called this about 2 weeks ago for the first time ever. You just don't see it happen. The offending coach said "I coach my kids to do that and I've never seen it called in 20+ years."
Once he realized that I was sure it was a violation, he dropped it and we played on.
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Sat Dec 30, 2006, 09:25pm
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???
What advantage is gained by striking it? Distance? I would think that it's not a very accurate means of moving the ball.
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Sat Dec 30, 2006, 10:27pm
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Offending coach says he has been doing that all season???
Whatever, in 16 years of calling games - I have had it twice!
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Sat Dec 30, 2006, 10:56pm
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Quote:
Great call!
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