Go ahead, shame me....

[lmeadski]

Originally posted by Man In Blue
Let's say the foul was called on the breakaway. Do you think the elbow wouldn't have caused the bloody mouth? Or the game slowed down and became less physical?

Is that how you rationalize away a missed call? And, the answer could be yes, maybe it would have slowed down the aggressive play. I do know one thing: not calling the play didn't help deter future aggressive play! The girl who got elbowed in the mouth was the TALLEST GIRL on the court. How does one get an elbow up that high away from the ball? Do I believe the girl did it on purpose...of course not. But aggressive play begets aggressive play. Other than letting some pretty heavy contact go, the refs called a square game.