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Originally posted by Junker
JR,
I agree with what you're saying. The penalty is a T, but like someone else said, they changed the leaving the court penalty because no one would call it. I'd like to see the Federation change this as well. Calling the T is the correct call and you shouldn't worry about the coaches reaction. On the other hand, I've only talked to one crew that has ever called this T. With the game going the way it was, I hated to teach the T rule at that time.
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The problem that I've seen so far seems to be a lack of understanding of exactly what the intent of these rules was and how they differ. I'm still having a comprehension problem with some of my guys also. We've put these 2 rules on the agenda of our next meeting so we can review them
again.
One of the problems, I think, is that some officials aren't really sure of the difference between going OOB legally and going OOB illegally. They also don't really understand that there are now 2 separate rules with different penalties for each- one covering a player being
legally OOB and gaining an unfair advantage by delaying their return in-bounds - and one covering a player illegally
going OOB to gain an unfair advantage.
That was the point I was trying to get across, Junker. I certainly wasn't trying to dump on you in any way and I hope you didn't take it that way. There isn't one of us that can honestly say that they've never blown a call or made a mistake. That's how we learn. Officials who won't admit when they've blown one are the ones that drive me nuts.