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Originally posted by deecee
why would you call a T for a player changing his uniform on the bench because you asked him to and he has blood on it?
Did him changing his jersey have any effect on the game -- after my second year of officiating i gave up on trying to advance by following the rules to a t...just ref the game, let the kids decide it and play ball.
Half the rulebook is filler to me i just call fouls and violations and if players or coaches cross the line after i tried to talk them back i whack em (in 3 years only 3or4 techs).
If i was the player that had blood on my jersey and i went to change and you t'd me up I guarantee youd be ejecting me very shortly and T'ing up my coach...is that really proper game management -- not to mention from that point on you would have lost all credibility as a crew for issuing that techincal. havent you ever played shirts and skins before?
And my reply to coaches who point out the fact that I overlooked a rule i point out one that i did for their team -- it all evens out.
sorry for the rant but many refs think to much instead of just going with the flow -- if as a player i thought so much i would make so many mistakes. If i make a mistake i acknowledge it to the coach or player and lord knows ive made a few...
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Care to elaborate on what is filler and what rules you are overlooking?
I agree that whacking a player for basically doing what you told them is not good, I seriously doubt that despite the exact wording, that this is the spirit and intent of this change.
It is overkill to take away any gray for us, mainly because the Fed was tired of seeing that shirt pull, underware showing, tantrum from players without a T.
Now back to your filler.
It's a fine line between game management and common sense and making up your own rules. Knowing the rules and more importantly the spirit and intent of the rules is what to strive for, but throwing stuff away will bite you in the rear.