NFHS emphasis on elbow contact

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

So, if a player grabs a rebound, holds the ball in front of him with elbows slightly out, and at shoulder level, and pivots, moving his elbows with a rotational motion no faster than his feet move on the pivot, in other words, the elbow movement is not considered excessive, and accidentally strikes a shorter nearby player in the head, in the rebounder's blind spot, behind him, and to the side, and the official decides that this is illegal contact, then, according to the NFHS, the minimum "level" foul that we can charge here is an intentional foul? Do I have this right? We can't charge a common foul here? Am I reading the point of emphasis correctly?

Yep, you got that right. The only reason a player has their elbows in such a position is to use them to clear space, even if not excessively swung. They want the elbows out of the play altogether.

[Sharpshooternes]

Can you all chime in on the mechanic of reporting a a flagrant personal foul from excessive use of elbows above the shoulders?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes

Can you all chime in on the mechanic of reporting a a flagrant personal foul from excessive use of elbows above the shoulders?

There are no official signals or mechanics for any flagrant foul.

My suggestion is to just verbalize all the information when it comes to the type of foul and then give the "heave-ho" signal at the end when reporting to the table.

Otherwise there is no standard for these situation.

Peace

[Rob1968]

Where do I find the "heave-ho" signal?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rob1968

Where do I find the "heave-ho" signal?

The same place you find the flagrant foul signal.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Rob1968

Where do I find the "heave-ho" signal?

I know that it's not approved by IAABO. Pretty sure that it's not approved by the NFHS.