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Hawks Coach,
To determine whether having the elbows extended is a 'T', I would reference the following:
"b. The aggressiveness with which the arms and elbows are swung could cause injury to another player if contacted."
Extending the elbows typically puts them at a good height and location to nail someone at the neck or above. In my eyes, this is dangerous/aggressive.
Admittedly, there is room for judgement here. But, the only reason I see for extending the elbows is to scare the defender into legitimately thinking he'll lose his nose if he comes any closer! The ball can be equally well protected by tucking in the elbows and rotating at the waist. If a defender tries to grab the ball at this point, it's an easy foul.
Time to head out and work an 8th grade boys game. You know I'll be watching for this tonight! ;-) (As well as for those silly rubber bands...)
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