The Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby

6.4 - Use of Elbows

6.4.1 - When engaging another skater, elbows may not be swung with a forward/backward motion.

6.4.2 - When engaging another skater, elbows may not be swung with upward or downward motion.

6.4.3 - The elbow must be bent while blocking with that arm.

6.4.4 - Contact may not be made exclusively with the point of the elbow (i.e., jabbing).

6.4.5 - Elbows may not be used to hook an opposing skater in any way (e.g., by wrapping one’s arm around an opponent’s arm).

6.4.6 - Any illegal contact with the elbow or swinging motion of the elbow that forces the receiving opposing skater off balance, forward, and/or sideways but does not cause the opposing skater to lose relative position.

6.4.7 - Any illegal contact with the elbow or swinging motion of the elbow that lands above the shoulders.

6.4.8 - Any illegal swinging motion of the elbow or illegal elbow contact that forces the receiving opposing skater off balance, forward, and/or sideways and causes the opposing skater to lose relative position.

6.4.9 - Use of an elbow or arm to pin or hook an opponent’s arm in a manner as to impede the opponent’s mobility.

The following egregious acts will be automatic game expulsions and can be punished as a multi-game suspension (see Section 7.4.2.2). Expulsions will be issued for a conscious and forceful attempt to elbow an opponent egregiously, whether or not the action was successful.

6.4.10 - Intentional, negligent, or reckless contact with an opponent by using the elbow in an illegal manner.