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Originally Posted by egj13
What exactly is a "hard elbow"...I picture a defender up on him, he gets irritated and tries to clear space so he throws an elbow into the chest of the defender...this close?
If so, I would call a PC and go the other way...no reason to get too wrapped up in intent.
Now I could see going with something more stringent if there were words spoken, a stare down, etc. to support the measurement of "intent" but if not, just get a PC, clean up the play and move on with the game.
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Throwing an elbow into anyone is at minimum an intentional foul. We have been instructed over the past several years to clean up elbow contact, especially to the head area.I do not need to wait to "see" if anything further transpires here to "upgrade" my foul. This behavior is unacceptable and is not a wait and see what happens.
The best way to avoid "wait and see" moments is to get the right call at the right time and control the game. Which is essentially our job description.