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Originally Posted by Junker
Another thing to consider is when the contact occurred in the game. I like to go out and find a hand check early just to get them off each other.
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REALLY POOR advice imo. You should strive to call the game consistently for the entire length that is being played. What is a foul in the first minute should also be a foul in the final minute. What is acceptable in the last minute should be acceptable in the first minute.
To do otherwise is to unfairly penalize a player. If you call something soft early, you have now charged a player with one of his five fouls towards disqualification, and altered the way that this individual can play later. Perhaps he will even have to spend significant time on the bench because of your decision (maybe after picking up another foul).