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Muff Touching Rules:
SECTION 11. Fumble, Muff; Batting and
Touching the Ball; Blocking a Kick
Muff
ARTICLE 2. To muff the ball is to touch the ball in an unsuccessful attempt
to catch or recover it. Muffing the ball does not change its status.
Touching
ARTICLE 4. a. Touching a ball not in player possession denotes any contact
with the ball. It may be intentional or unintentional, and it always precedes
possession and control.
b. Intentional touching is deliberate or intended touching.
c. Forced touching results when a player’s contact with the ball is due to (i)
an opponent blocking him into it, or (ii) the ball being batted or illegally
kicked into him by an opponent. If the touching is forced, the player in
question by rule has not touched the ball (Rules 6-1-4 and 6-3-4)
d. When in question, a ball has not been touched on a kick or forward pass.
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