Mark, to expand on the sitch...
In this instance, it was 3 of my players who were involved, and they insisted the ref make the correct call, and when he refused, challenged him to consult with his partner for the correct interpretation. To cap it all off, the ref threatened a T when we delayed putting the ball in play on the throw-in. My player who was inbounding backed up all the way to the wall in the process of releasing the ball, almost causing apoplexia to the administering official.
All this was done with good humor and in the interest of the integrity of the game. Just hope the offending ref does a bit more scrutiny of the rules book.
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