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Originally posted by OverAndBack
In a similar situation (where a guy came off the sideline and didn't get within 15 yards of the ball, like he's supposed to), I had a very experienced umpire tell me he'd go over to the coach and say "I know you weren't really trying to deceive anyone there, coach, so I'm not going to flag it, you know what I mean?" Wink-wink, nudge-nudge?
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First off, what the *&#( was the umpire doing going over to talk to a coach in the first place? He wouldn't be the one to flag this to start with. Second, if you let a team get away with a play that you think is deception without a flag, they've won. You can try this sort of thing once in a game, if it works you've accomplished your objective. To not make a call here is allowing the USL and not doing the job! Wink-wink, nudge-nudge (And I'm sure the coach promissed that he'd NEVER do such a thing again.)