Interesting comment from an official

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Goofyfor3

As defined in the NFHS rule book -

Rule 4 Section 25 Articles 1 and 2:

Art. 1... Opponents have their hands so firmly on the ball that control cannot be obtained without undue roughness.

Art. 2... An opponent places his/her hand(s) on the ball and prevents an airborne player from throwing the ball or releasing it on a try.

In 1 it seems as if hands and opponents (both plural) illustrate the idea that there needs to be four total hands? How does one define undue roughness for middle schoolers?

If there are opponents then you will have more than one hand. Nowhere does it say 4 hands. What if one player is super strong and is cuffing the ball with one hand while the other player is trying to wrestle it away with 2 hands?

Defining undue roughness? That comes with experience and is a judgement that needs to be made by the official(s) ref'n the play.