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Originally posted by ace
Because- by bear hugging is the kid intentionally trying to HURT the player or just stop the clock? Mel Whitworth current high school former NBA, college referee stressed this at a camp. How is it intentional if he's not trying to stop the clock and him just holding the player? Make sense?
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No, this quote doesn't make sense. Are you saying that a defender has to try to hurt the opponent in order for it to be intentional? Or trying to stop the clock is an intentional, but not holding the player? Or what?
The NFHS book defines an intentional foul as a tactic to try to stop the clock, or to use the foul simply to take away an obvious advantage (such as on a fast break where the defender is clearly beaten), OR EXCESSIVE CONTACT. I'd call a bear hug excessive contact, wouldn't you?
Wed Jul 09, 2003, 07:56am
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