Elbow Swinging II

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by deecee

The only thing that gets me is when there is contact and the foul is called simply because the defender was all up in the offensive players grill. Just the fact that there is contact with the elbow does not necessitate a foul. For that matter a hard rotation of the ball from one side to the others might look like bad but if its in the normal movement of the body and just proper technique its not a violation either.

I have seen both called simply because the elbow was out during a ball rotation. There is no provision that states the elbows must be tucked at all times. Sometimes a players will take a nasty elbow to the face that is entirely his fault. Doesn't mean its a foul or violation. This is also where judgement does come in.

Is there a space requirement the defender must give the offensive player?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Is there a space requirement the defender must give the offensive player?

How Socratic.