Another Misunderstood Call – Handball

A is really a handling of the ball, it is the 2nd most whined about call or lack of call. This is possibly the most subjective of calls a referee can make or not make. The law actually is called handling of the ball; a player usage of an arm to deliberately play the ball….this not the errant ball bounced off the ground and hit a player arm Many referees look for the play just after a touching to determine a player’s culpability, when in truth it is player intent followed by direct contact of the arm. Dang near every ref calls this differently, normally best you can hope for that is called the same way for both side.

~ by Jim Schilling on July 3, 2009.