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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
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The point I am trying to make here is that we has officials must now what is in Rule 4 and use the language of the rule book. When we use words and phrases that do not appear in the rule book to describe plays and rulings we cause more problems for use than we solve. Coaches will use any advantage that they can get against us to cause us problems. That is just the nature of the beast.
When people present plays for discussion, it is because they are really trying to start honest discussions for the benefit of everybody. But when we do not use the correct language it just mucks up the whole problem.
...If we use the language of our sport we will be able to a much better job of educating the layman in the rules and mechanics of the sport.
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OK, so maybe you'll be kind enough to explain how I didn't
use the language of the rule book, or the correct language
or said anything that would confuse a rookie, vet or layman?
Of course, by saying you had a *charge* instead of a PC
you were not precise, since a charge has consequences by
rule that a PC does not. (I did say I didn't want to
go through this again so this will be the end of the
thread for me.)