Flagrant foul ejection
 

hello;
today i read in a post that someone had ejected a player on two seperate ocassions for flagrant fouls. would you clarify for me when it is adviseable to eject a player for a flagrant foul?... thanks a million!:confused:

Ummm, since that's the rule.....always.

Any act deemed flagrant by the official, such acts could include swinging at an opponent, tackling an opponent when going for a layup, extreme profanity towards an official, throwing the ball excessively towards a player/offficial... just to name a few.

Generally, when it's a fight.
Othertimes are when the contact so severe it had to be meant to hurt someone; or when you can simply see the malicious intent in the player.
Or, if a coach threatens that you'll never work one of his games again; or if a player drops a string of obscenities directed towards you and your family.

flagrant foul ejection
 

hmmmm.

i have seen several officials call a "flagrant" foul WITHOUT ejecting a player.

The NBA has a rule where you can call a flagrant foul and not eject someone. At the NCAA and NF, flagrant fouls are ejectable offenses only.

Peace

Is it possible an intentional foul was called instead of a flagrant? This results in two shots for the offended player and the ball back at the spot of the foul.

Not unless it was an NBA game.

Intentional vs. Flagrant
 

it IS entirely possible that the officials I have seen call INTENTIONAL fouls using the FLAGRANT foul designation.

thanks all for the clarification!

There's no such thing as a "flagrant foul designation."

What designation do you think you saw?

No, not in HS. But some HS official seem to watch too much NBA and refer to an intentional as a "flagrant" foul. Unfortunately I've seen it happen more than once. Thankfully I haven't yet worked with someone who was that mixed up...hopefully never will.

If you are familiar with the signal umpires use to toss Lou Piniella out of a game then you would recognize a basketball official designating a foul as flagrant resulting in ejection.

What?! Has he been ejected <B>already</B>?!

Although "pitchers & catchers" reporting is the un-official start to the season. "Umpires & Managers" reporting precedes that. ;)

I thought OS demoted this to a warning!