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Old Sat Jan 05, 2019, 07:28pm
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Originally Posted by Raymond View Post
Every single referee is calling it incorrectly. Because nobody is called a jumper for landing on the other side of the division line.
Because if it's happened, and I'm sure that it has, as the nontossing official in a two person game I've got other things to keep my eye on.

I'm initially looking up to watch the tap at the highest point, to chop it in, I'm not watching the division line. Changing this restriction to end a few seconds before the present wording really isn't going to help me here, and may make it harder to enforce.

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Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
Start games by giving the ball to the visitors at the division line opposite the table and avoid all this nineteenth century nonsense.
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