Thread: NFHS Test
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Old Wed Apr 12, 2017, 09:18am
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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve View Post
Well, the wording sucks; it isn't really a substitution for the DP. But it absolutely IS a substitution for the FLEX; didn't that person leave the game, being replaced by the DP in that defensive role?
Agree. I guess NFHS feels that when the DP replaces the FLEX on defense, the DP is considered a substitute because she is replacing a starter who is now on the bench.

Problem is that when the FLEX re-enters to play defense and the DP goes back to offense only, the DP has not left the game. So when she replaces the FLEX on defense again, she becomes a substitute again, but she isn't exercising her one re-entry as a substitute because she's not really re-entering. It does create confusion.
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