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Old Sun Aug 13, 2017, 11:23am
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Intent And Purpose ...

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Originally Posted by bucky View Post
And not everything is covered by the rules, thus "The referee shall make decisions on any points not specifically covered in the rules."
... and "it is important to know the intent and purpose of a rule so that it may
be intelligently applied in each play situation. A player or a team should not be
permitted an advantage which is not intended by a rule. Neither should play be
permitted to develop which may lead to placing a player at a disadvantage not
intended by a rule."
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