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CFL Rules
I am a Canadian that learned to officiate in the US and then moved back to Canada. It has been tough to adapt to the old rules, seen in a new light. I have been surprised at how difficult it has been.
I love doing football, but I hate the Canadian rules (many in Canada consider this unpatriotic, but I consider it just my opinion). The single point spices up one player per year, and renders 100's per year as silly. The no yards rule is a disaster in HS, because the kids can't figure it out properly.
Most importantly though is the three downs. This, in HS, means that every game is a puntfest since teams have a hard time moving the ball 10 yards in 2 plays. So it goes, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, 60 yard TD run, punt, punt etc. I wish we had the 4 downs so that the kids would have a chance to learn the offence and work on their skills much more. No one on the field is learning during the fire drill known as the HS punt.
Having said all that, I still love being on the field. Even in less-than-ideal conditions (for me) it is a great time.
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