College Question - Elbows

[Judtech]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

Was it a swinging elbow or a stationary elbow? If it was a swinging elbow and the contact was above the defenders shoulders and a foul was called it must me at least an intentional foul by rule...you may upgrade to a flagrant if need be.

Even if the elbow is stationary and there is contact to the head that is deemed a foul it must also be a minimum of an IF.

I have had this incident happen a couple of times over the years. Early on I 'went with it', but have since changed my approach. I have found that video doesn't lie and it is hard (but unfortunately) not impossible to be thrown under the bus when you have video proof.. I had on of our assignors BFF's say several years ago they didn't want us to call the new "hand check" rule and said he would make our life hell if we did. My partner and I went out and called it like we were supposed to and this fine person came in at half and said, If that is the way you are going to be then you can call the damn game by yourselves and expect not to work anymore. Sure enough he only blew his whistle on OB plays near him. Fortunately for us, even though the game was ugly, one of the coaches sent the tape to the supervisor for clarification on how the new hand check rule should be called. It is tough to do, but you can't get in trouble for doing what you are supposed to.