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Originally posted by Bawanna
I considered my attempt to hurry things up a bit preventative in nature and had no other motivation than an honest attempt to start a big game off on the right foot. The head coach however did not see it that way. He was upset with the way I handled it, bothering him with this detail prior to the start of the game. When visiting with the head guy in our state he suggested that I possibly should of visited with game management instead. This makes sense if I could find them. Like I stated in my previous message I have never called this penalty and will not unless the time becomes flagerant, ie chain crew doesn't show up for 10 mins or something.
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I think you made the correct choice to speed things up. If you make it known what you are doing you call attention to what might be considered minor.
Last week the home team decided it was going to introduce the seniors and their parents after I told the coaches when to bring out the captains. And the band decided when they wanted to play the Star Spangled Banner. The game started 5 minutes late without a penalty (more on the band in a separate post).
Technically, if the teams were present and the band, chain crew or whatever event is delaying the start of the game it is a delay of game on the home team -- 5 yards not 15.