Would you call this palming violation?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by jump stop

In the description he should of said "he clearly palmed the ball by holding ball underneath" and then I would agree, not that "he rose up on toes....." . My point is that you can't penalize players that have developed good skills and moves that come "close" to violating rules. I see palming called alot just because a player hesitates , rises on toes , but does not lift ball.

I can assure you the OP wasn't asking whether it was a palming violation; he knows one when he sees it. The phrase that has you stuck was just helping to describe the play; he also knows the toes have nothing to do with a palming call.

You've previously established that the refs you see are making calls with which you disagree.

1. You might just have to accept the fact that you misunderstand the rule. I'm basing this on the portions of my post that you highlighted.

2. I would suggest that you contact the person assigning middle school games in your area and find out how to get started as an official.