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I just read tpaul's "Game Play" thread. We actually had a coach during a time out tell his kids to purposely bat the ball! It happened late in the game where team B (down by 11) hoping to get a TD and get an onside kick. Team A was in a punting situation deep in their own territory. Team B calls time out.
I was walking past B's huddle and heard to coach saying "go after the ball...but DON'T pick it up...just keep batting it until it goes into the end zone THEN pick it up."
Perhaps I overstepped my bounds by eavesdropping and putting in my .02 but I did just that. I said "coach, if they do that I'll be flagging an illegal bat." He didn't want to believe me that the act was illegal. Then then went on to say "at least I'm trying...with a little chuckle."
The stupid part was if he really knew it was illegal and playing dumb why the heck would he coach them to do it.
It's like duh I won't see it????
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