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Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by mj
Rainmaker, I don't think that is why they want to make this a technical foul. The article says they are removing the jersey out of frustration.
Besides, in a game by the time we get on the court the teams should be in warmups not changing into their uniforms...
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The NF better clear up this situation or specify as to what they are talking about. I for one have never seen a player or can recall a player doing this. They need to make this clearer to those that are unaware of the practice. There will be officials that are thinking of this from Juulie's point of view if no other information is given.
Peace
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I agree. When I first saw this I thought the intent was clear - to prevent players from yanking off their jersey in frustration. After reading Juulie's post I can now see how some people might want to start a rec/AAU game with 10 T's for players adjusting themselves in public simply because there's no locker room available.
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I know that there are many "by the book" referees out there that will miss the intent and spirit of the rule. I forget which rule book I saw it in, but as officials we are supposed to use a certain amount of common sense. The intent of the rule is to eliminate the "Dennis Rodman"-like act of yanking off a jersey to show dissatisfaction with a call/no-call, or bringing attention to themselves, similar to when players used to do chin ups on the rim or slapping the backboard after a dunk. Not sure about everyone, but I can tell the difference between changing jerseys so that they are wearing the reversible correctly, or if the blood rule is in use versus the player that yanks their jersey out to show disgust or disagreement.