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This one isn't a new rule. It's been around for a long time, but seems to get resurrected every now and then. The best way to call it is:
- Talk to your local rules interpreter and get some guidance from him as to how strictly it should be called. Ideally you want all of the officials in your area to call this type of play uniformly. The coaches and players should know what to expect from game to game.
- Have a good pre-game with your partners. Go over this call--> what to look for, how to call it, whether you're going to warn each team or individual player first, etc. Iow, be prepared IF the call does come up.
- When you talk to the coaches before the game, tell both of them about the new POE, tell them what to expect, and make sure that you all call it both ways in the game, and you all call it the same way that you explained beforehand.
- Don't look for the call in the game. If it's blatant, go get it- but don't pre-judge a team expecting them to do it. Any time that you go looking for a call, it's almost guaranteed that you will find it. Iow, let the call come to you- not vice/versa.
Good luck, and have a good year.
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