Elbow scenario

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by biggravy

Late in the game, A1 up big and shooting a 1 and 1. Shot misses. No one from A attempts a rebound. B1 has the rebound but B2 also grabs the rebound from behind B1. B1 with an angry look on her face unleashes an elbow toward the head of B2 obviously thinking this is an opposing player. There is no opponent within 10 feet. In a) the elbow contacts her teammate in the head or b) there is no contact.

Your call is...

In a) I have a player going to the bench for the remainder of the game as the result of a Flagrant Foul. The act is the issue, not which player she hit with the elbow.

In b) I have a violation for excessive swinging of the elbows.

This topic was brought up at our association meeting and it was made very clear. Excessive swinging with contact to a player (including a teammate = ejection). Excessive swinging without contact the violation gets called.

Not only was this the direction from the association leadership (and the independent assigner present in the meeting), but also the request of the 10 varsity coaches in the room as well.

The ultimate issue in this is safety. Just because the contact was against a teammate doesn't make it less dangerous. An elbow to the head is still and elbow to the head.

The only way I don't have anything is if it was somehow accidental (which I have seen between teammates before).