Thread: Elbow scenario
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Old Thu Feb 25, 2016, 03:48pm
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Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB View Post
It's not really that hard to dig through the book for this and it's been POE'd and rule changed ad nauseum over the last decade or more.

At the very least here, there should be a quick warning to the player and coach about this.
That's the route I would take. I shouldn't have said "digging to deep into the playbook" as it is indeed easy to find.

I should have said I think this is taking the rules too literally and getting something that isn't there. Yes, it sounds like it was a vicious elbow. I'm not going to do anything other than talk to the coach and let them know that next time that player will most likely be out of the game. The contact was on a teammate. The coach will be told that if the same contact is on the opposing team we will more than likely have a disqualification. I would think that should take care of it. I know it would were I'm at. Maybe that wouldn't work with the kids you guys officiate?
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