Flagrant foul

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by representing

I've never called a flagrant foul. Fighting is flagrant, any excessive force in a reckless manner on a player is usually flagrant. The key word there is excessive. If it's just a little bit of force in a reckless manner while not making an attempt to play the ball, then it would be an intentional foul.

Lah me.....

The key word is "excessive? If that was true, then how come the definition of an intentional foul in rule 4-19-3 states that it's "excessive contact with an opponent"?

Methinks it might not be a bad idea if you were to actually learn some of the basic rules before answering questions.