Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 1012843)

Here is one situation from the NFHS that is related:

Not sure which year this came from, but as cited above by Billy (from 2016):


I suggest that the action in this case is far from "striking" the ball if you go by the normal definition of striking. Yet, merely putting the foot on the ball is sufficient to be considered striking according to this play.

There is an NCAA case directly regarding this situation. The rules are identical, so it would seem, short of anything to suggest otherwise, the intent is the same: