Striking with fist

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by shishstripes

I had a situation where the player punched the ball with his fist as well to advance the ball to a teammate. Only time I have ever had to call it. Gave the kick signal and said, "Punching the ball." Players thought it looked funny that I used a kicking motion to call punching.

Why would you use a kick signal?

[shishstripes]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

Why would you use a kick signal?

That is what I was taught to use at a camp where we covered violations in the classroom. There is no approved signal for fist and this official's reasoning was that it was grouped with kick, but to specify that it was for punching the ball verbally.

[Zoochy]

I have stated this in a past post on Fisting. I saw a girl do in to begin the game. I know your minds are in the gutter..... but she punched the ball on the opening jump ball.
As mentioned by others, I have seen it called when a player punched the ball during a rebounding action.

[mick]

Originally Posted by shishstripes

That is what I was taught to use at a camp where we covered violations in the classroom. There is no approved signal for fist and this official's reasoning was that it was grouped with kick, but to specify that it was for punching the ball verbally.

TRAVEL, KICK, FIST

I wonder why it isn't the Traveling with the Kick.
["And awaaay we go!" - Jackie Gleason with a little Traveling music]

[CallMeMrRef]

I am pretty sure that we got a bulletin on this for NCAA games and the strike with a fist is to be handled in the same manner as a kick. Reset clock to 15 if under 15 seconds at time of violation.

[Raymond]

Actually called my first fisting violation, Boys JV. Missed shot, defensive player surrounded by 3 offensive players jumps and punches the rebound towards his front court.

In order to keep the ladies in the crowd from getting excited, I chose verbalize the violations as "he punched the ball".

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by shishstripes

That is what I was taught to use at a camp where we covered violations in the classroom. There is no approved signal for fist and this official's reasoning was that it was grouped with kick, but to specify that it was for punching the ball verbally.

Been to several camps but never heard that before. Interesting reasoning.

[SmokeEater]

We were told to close your fist and strike the palm of your other hand when making this call. Never had to do it as of yet and this is year 30.

[Adam]

I was C in a game this year when a caught a girl doing it in front of lead. She was trying to save the ball from going OOB, but the L called her for being OOB when she hit it. I told her on the way down the court that it was against the rules to punch the ball.

"For real?"
"yeah."