Hidden ball trick
Introduction

A **hidden ball trick** is a play in which a player deceives the opposing team about the location of the ball. Hidden ball tricks are most commonly observed in [baseball](/wiki/Baseball "Baseball"), where the defence deceives the runner about the location of the ball, to [tag out](/wiki/Tag_out "Tag out") the runner. In [goal](/wiki/Goal_%28sports%29 "Goal (sports)")\-based sports (e.g., [American football](/wiki/American_football "American football") and [lacrosse](/wiki/Lacrosse "Lacrosse")), the offence deceives the defence about the location of the ball, in an attempt to get the defence running the wrong way, such as in a [fumblerooski](/wiki/Fumblerooski "Fumblerooski").


Do all sports have the same rules for hidden ball tricks?