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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Where the problem might come into play though is when your teams go into other states, and run into officials that do call the play as written by rule.
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Do you really see that as a problem?
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Yeah, I could see this one as maybe being a problem. Coaches box variances, the substitution rule after a foul-out that you guys tried last year and special mercy rules are not really related to what's happening on the floor. Defensive positioning using different concepts could be a problem though. You could have one team that has had it drilled into them that they have to keep their feet inbounds at all times while playing defense; and another team that was coached to try and maintain a defensive guarding position in front of a dribbler without ever worrying about whether they stepped OOB or not while doing so; and you now combine both of those teams with a crew of officials that follows the book and always calls a block if a defender is touching a line when contact occurs. Could be a factor in a key call down the stretch for the team that's used to getting away with standing on an OOB line while playing defense. Could also be a screaming coach too if he's not used to seeing a block called every time there's contact with a defender standing OOB.