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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Fwiw, Illinois tried an NFHS-approved experimental rule 2 years that made a coach immediately substitute for a disqualified player- no 30 seconds given. The feedback, at least from Rut if I remember right, was that the rule worked well and there weren't any problems. Maybe we'll see this one some day.
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What I've heard is that IL pushed to make it part of the national rules, but the others on the rules committee didn't vote for it (I don't know the margin of the vote).
I thought it was a good rule, and after the initial confusion / fear over the word "immediately" it worked well.