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Old Thu Oct 23, 2003, 08:01am
TXMike TXMike is offline
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I know this is a fine point and may be beyond what you wnat to treach the kids but here goes anyways.....

When we say the play kills itself, not the whistle, we are referring to the FACT tht BY RULE a ball is "Dead" (there is a specific defintion of dead ball), whether or not there is a whistle. The whistle can cause a live ball to become dead but when it does so, it is typically an IW. The whistle is a notice to everyone on the field that the ball is dead. If a kid is blocking far away from the play and blocks after the ball is dead but before a whistle is sounded, he is not going to be flagged for a late hit. There was no way he could know. If a runner is laying on the ground and someone pounces on him, he is going to get flagged for a late hit as we expect the players to know that the kid is down and the ball is dead. That is a basic rule.

Think about this one, if you truly believe players should go at it "till the whistle" regardless then what would you do with those schools for the deaf who are never going to hear a whistle? Let them go until we get in and physically stop them?
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