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Originally posted by zebraman
Fortunately, my association emphasizes common sense and I can't envision those calls happening locally. But I get your point... I have met rulebook refs who look for trouble before. Calling a T on a kid for removing an undershirt would be an all-time stretch though that would be worthy of a hall of shame officiating award. 
Z
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An association can emphasize all they want to, that does not mean some newer or rulebook official will not come up with a misapplication of a rule because "they read it that way." I do not care what your (or my) association tries to convey to their officials you cannot tell me everyone follows everything your group says. I also work with a lot of people that are not in a group I belong. It is not the people in my association I am worried about or even in my area. I am worried about some guy that works a game somewhere far away and I will have some coach ask me, "Does the rule say that when a player........" Then I have to roll my eyes and say to that coach, "He did what?" It happens every year and this rule was never involved.
Peace
[Edited by JRutledge on Apr 30th, 2005 at 07:53 PM]