Stick Obstruction on the Swing | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 12a

Here's an unusually brief take on determining obstruction when the ball carrier is in the act of swinging, either on a shot or a pass. Spoiler alert: it comes down to shifting your focus to the defender YET AGAIN. (It's almost like this is a pretty valuable umpiring technique to develop–just throwing it out there, random idea. 😉)

Thanks to Daniel Marsh via Facebook for bringing up this particular scenario.

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