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I know its a small point but I disagree with the people who say a coach doesn't need to know the rules. It is a coaches job to know about the game of football, therefor in my opinion he needs to know the rules and fully understand them. He needs to know them just as well as officials because officials make mistakes too, they are human like everyone else but these mistakes can be big and can sometimes cost games. A coach needs to know everything so he can be ready to call a timeout to challenge a misapplication of the rule.
And I'm not talking about youth club. Its great that a dad is out there just trying to teach kids about having fun and I have no problem explaining the most basic concepts to these people. But when it gets to HS where the coach is paid and where its more about a winning record than having fun, that is when a coach needs to know the rulebook. At this level basic rules shouldn't have to be explained. The fact that theres no such thing as an uncatchable pass or QB outside the pocket shouldn't even have to be mentioned.
That's my opinion.
[Edited by Snake~eyes on Oct 22nd, 2003 at 09:56 PM]
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