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Originally Posted by
Buckshot
I posted this in another thread for what it's worth.
What no one has commented on yet is the boys are now taught to raise the forearm to protrect the ball at the point of collision. This shielding the ball has come in over the last 18 months. Normally the player with the ball raises the forearm vertically in front of the ball to act as a shield,O,Donnell has got into the habit lately of raising the arm horizontally which can bring the elbow into play which makes it look worse then it really is ( not that contact was made with the elbow last night , it was clearly the forearm). In both instances last night he had his palm open, which is not what you normally see when you are about to put a shot on someone with an elbow.
It was a huge call from the touchy to say it was intentional !
Didn't you just spend the first paragraph of your post telling us that LOD has been intentionally raising his elbow a alot recently in a bid to fend off players??
Fending with the forearm/elbow is illegal. LOD has been intentionally committing an illegal act in a bid to gain advantage.
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Did you even read the post ?
I am saying that players are taught ( in Juniors and seniors ) to protect the ball at point of contact.This is done by using the loose arm as a shield ( with me so far ?).
The players are taught to protect the ball with a vertical arm in front of the ball , O'Donnell in the past couple of weeks has incorrectly been using the arm in a horizontal position which means that the forearm/elbow has more potential to hit the throat/face of the defender.
This is I believe a technical flaw which I have seen in many players and a reason why I don't like the act and must be corrected.
Once again I am not saying that O'Donnell should go unpunished ,I am saying that it was unintentional.