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Old Thu Oct 23, 2003, 10:12am
BktBallRef BktBallRef is offline
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Originally posted by JustMy2Cents
BktBallRef,

1- explain what call was made and why

I guess I don't understand what your point is here. What does this have to do with the coach's knowledge of the rules? Because I ask you what call was made and why is not implicit to my not knowing the rules. Many times in the game, I would ask this particular question because I may have not seen a block in the back, for example, but that doesn't mean I don't know what a block in the back is. Please elaborate on what you mean here.
Flag for blocking below the waist on the defense.

Coach: "What was that signal?"

Official: "Blocking below the waist coach."

Coach: "How can that be blocking below the waist? We're on defense!!"

Official: "Coach, neither team can block below the waist outside the free blocking zone. Your player blocked below the waist to take out the sweep blocker."

Coach:
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