Hand checking versus touching

[Hartwig2]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mick
I have also found that I have been automatically calling the "forearm bar", which, when called early, has a tendency to go away for the rest of the game.

Mick, I used to be Doug but now I am Hartwig2, in my games when I call the "forearm bar", even early in the game, the call seems to not stick. I was given the same advice by a older and more expierenced official and I tried to do it at a tournament this summer and it just didn't work. I would call it and the coach would gripe at me as well as parents,specs, and players. where do you draw the line as in what to call and what not to? You had a great post and I would love to do that, but how can I get it to stick?

Doug