[mick]

Originally posted by Rick Durkee
Rule 9-1-4 states in part, "...nor shall any player in a marked lane space fake to cause an opponent to violate." That means that the fake is only a violation if it causes another player to commit what would otherwise have been a violation. I have been reading that to mean that a player couldn't fake with intent, but the words "fake to" should really be interpreted as "fake and". I know some officials that post on this board discourage working outside the strict interpretation of the rules, but it seems silly that we should watch a player on the lane contiuously try to get away with faking. If I saw the fake more than once, I think I will find a way to call it disconcertion to discourage the behavior.

Rick

Rick,
Why wait for the second fake, before you call the violation?
mick