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Originally posted by KWH
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Required? C'mon. I don't see the NFHS signing my checks.
I have never seen a chain clipped at the goalline on a first and goal. Anyone do that? IT'S REQUIRED, after all since it's in the manual.
Get real.
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All writings in the NFHS Officials Manual are recommended procedures! (Officials Manual - inside flap)
The officials manual uses words such as encouraged and recommended.
Examples would include: the recommendation (Page 74, III-E 1&2) that (in a first and goal situation) the Head Linesman place a clip on the chains at the intersection of the goal line prior to removing the chains from the sideline. (This recommendation, like all other recommendations contained within the Officials Manual, comes from experianced, knowledgeable, and seasoned veteran officials.)
All writings in the NFHS Rule Book are Rules.
When shall is used anywhere within the binders rule book, I interpet shall to be equivalant to required.
Likewise, when required is used in the rule book I interpet required to be equivalant to shall.
Examples would include NFHS Rule 3-2-3 ...The options for each half SHALL be:
a) To choose whether to kick or recieve...
One closing thought -
While the NFHS may not sign your paycheck,
the NFHS does require you to buy their rule book, every year!!!
Nuff said!
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Yeah, sure. Whatever. And the best officials are the ones that know how to manage a game properly, not necessarily the ones that score the highest on the exam.
If you go back through this thread, I never once said I don't offer up all the choices. I only said I offer them in the order *I* choose. And if someone says "kick" then I'm going to make *certain* that this is what they want.
If you want to be preachy about the rule book, go right ahead. I know the rules and study the rules often. But I don't think that the words are words on a sacred scroll or anything like that.
--Rich