New Elbow Rule

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Originally Posted by bob jenkins

How does a "stationary" elbow cause a foul?

If I am setting a pick and have my elbows extending out (chicken wing) they can be stationary but still be a foul.



The main thing that has been stressed all summer is that this rule does not change what a foul is, it simply changes the penalty associated with what has always been a foul. If there is contact this year and last year we would not have called it a foul, it is still not a foul this year.

However, we no longer have the choice to enforce certain types of fouls depending if the elbow was moving and where the contact occurred. If we have a play where a player gets hit with a moving elbow, above the neck, and it is a foul (remember, the foul has not changed from last year), it HAS to be intentional (unless it is deemed excessive or flagrant). There is no choice...

Also, Debbie has stressed that the contact has to be with the elbow, not the bicep, not the forearm, but the pointy, bony thing that sticks out from your arm.