Basketball Rules Reference

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True, but we just got this memo:

EXCESSIVE SWINGING OF ELBOWS. The rule change in regards to excessive swinging of elbows is as follows:

CONTACT ABOVE THE SHOULDERS Officials have only 2 CHOICES:

1. FLAGRANT FOUL if the contact is a result from excessively swinging the elbows.

2. INTENTIONAL FOUL if the contact is a result from non-excessive swinging of the elbows which is defined as action of arms and elbows resulting from total body movement as in PIVOTING or movement of the ball incidental to feinting with it, releasing it, or moving it to prevent a held ball or loss of control.