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Butt-Ending

Situation 1

Under what circumstances should the Referee impose a major and a game misconduct penalty for butt-ending when there is no contact made?

The butt-ending rule applies whether or not actual contact is made. Rule Reference 606(a).

“Attempt to butt-end” includes instances where contact was attempted or when only the gesture occurred with no real opportunity for actual contact because of the distance between the opponents.