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Originally posted by ReadyToRef
For example he said that when the hand checking rule first came out he taught his kids to hold there hands straight out when guarding and to jab the opponents with the ends of their fingers. He stated that a foul was never called on his team for this.
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I'd certainly call this a foul.
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Originally posted by ReadyToRef
He also said that he taught his post defenders to pinch the sides of the offensive players posting up. The referees would never see this but would see the offensive player throwing the retaliatory elbow.
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Probably true, but dumb. I'd hate to be the kid that takes the elbow to the face. I don't think it would be worth it.