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this is what I tell my young officials in differentiating between player control, intentional, technical, and merely a violation.
If the player is merely "clearing out" by swinging elbows, with the defense a safe distance away, I tell them to go with the violation. This lets the coaches and fans know that you DID address the elbows, and also sends a message to the othe players that we aren't having that tonight.
If the player uses an elbow to slowly "push off" an opponent, then you can go with the player contol foul in that case. Again, the speed of the player's arms is a big factor here.
If the player throws one with a good level of speed to the body and makes contact, go with the technical in this instance. The fact that contact was made, demands that the penalty be harsher than the above.
Anything to the head WITH CONTACT is flagrant with no exceptions. A swing and a miss is a tech, swing and a HIT is a ticket outa here for the rest of the game.
These guidelines have helped me differentiate accomadating the new violation option, and helped my younger officials blow their whistle more quickly when this situation occurs. The whole idea of having the option of the violation is to get some kind of penalty on the player throwing bows even if there isn't contact or malice involved. The mere act warrants some kind of officials response..
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