hand checking

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

I allow the defensive player to use the hand to find the offensive player- but they can't use it to guide them (can't keep it there).

The NFHS has stated at least a dozen times in POE's over the years that the defender is gaining an illegal advantage by using that tactic, and it should be called. If they put a hand on and immediately take it off with no displacement after they have found their opponent, then I'd agree that the action isn't gaining an advantage. Before? They are gaining an advantage simply by finding the opponent.