Thrown Elbow - Live Ball vs. Dead Ball

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by Ignats75

Ejecting the player for a swung and missed elbow would be an extreme measure IMHO.

In your honest opinion, the NFHS would agree.

Originally Posted by Ignats75

Since the ejection would cause him/her to miss the next two games, there should probably be some other mitigating issues before I would take that action (and in Ohio, cause me to do paperwork ).

See local details. In my state, the ejection would cause a one game suspension.

Originally Posted by Ignats75

Is this a game that has a history of trouble? Do these teams have a history of this kind of action, or is it an isolated incident? This would be, as many things are, a game management issue.

Items like these are things that should have been discussed in your pre-game.