3 Man Lead Question

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Whining coaches are told that the contact lead to the held ball and life goes on.

. . . or that the held ball led to the contact. As when two players have firm grasps on the ball, then one of them yanks and twists, bringing the other's arm in contact with his/her counterpart's body. Seems this is commonly called a foul on the innocent player whose arm just happened to get yanked across the other player's midsection. "The held ball preceeded the contact, coach."

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Freddy

. . . or that the held ball led to the contact. As when two players have firm grasps on the ball, then one of them yanks and twists, bringing the other's arm in contact with his/her counterpart's body. Seems this is commonly called a foul on the innocent player whose arm just happened to get yanked across the other player's midsection. "The held ball preceeded the contact, coach."

Oh, sure. I was thinking about the situation where the player goes through the arm to tie the ball up. Certainly it can happen the other way.