New Elbow Rule

[curlingrocks]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

Discussion started last year about elbows and the situations that might develop.

My biggest problem with it, is that when one of the bigs sets a screen or gets a rebound with a smaller player in the area and there is contact. An elbow from the bigs is 99.99% of the time going to come in contact above the neck of the shorter player. It places undue burden on the taller player to avoid contact with the shorter player.

Part of the problem has been that smaller players swipe at the arms of the taller players and officials don't protect the bigger players because they are expected to play through it. It really puts taller players at a disadvantage when a smaller player tries swipe at a ball from the blind side or from below.

While I understand the intent, let us continue to use the previous guidelines for swinging elbows for another season before implementing the more highly subjective levels of contact.

In the end, we will do what we gotta do

But if you wouldn't have called a foul on that play last year, you shouldn't be calling it a foul this year.

This new rule DOES NOT change what a foul is. It just changes the penalties associated when a foul is called and involves an elbow and contact with a player above her head.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by CLH

OHHHHHH! See here's our problem...He must have spoken about applying a rule that doesn't exist...surprise! Over here on the NCAA-W side, we only deal in what's actually IN the rulebook...My mistake...

And the officials on that side do such a good job officiating what is "in the rulebook" too. I will have to keep that in mind when I watch the next game.

Peace

[curlingrocks]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

It's not as hard as you think; not all picks are set with the screener facing the screened player. Also, even when they are, sometimes the screener sticks his/her elbows up. It's not common, but it's possible.
one other possibility:
A1 sets a screen on B1, and sticks his elbows out to the side in the process to make himself wider.
After his elbows are up and in place, B2 comes around from behind and runs smack into A1's elbow with his nose. A1's elbow was stationary, but illegal.

Exactly, and with the new enforcements, as long as the elbow was stationary, we wouldn't do anything different this year than we did last year. Team control foul and go the other way...

[Judtech]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

And the officials on that side do such a good job officiating what is "in the rulebook" too. I will have to keep that in mind when I watch the next game.

Peace

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