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One of the reasons officials are reluctant to enforce as written is coaches don't like stupid penalties that take scores off the board and for many high school officials enforcement could lead to serious consequences by the coaches.
I agree the rules committee should look at this problem. If the rule is not enforced then it opens the door for further unnecessary action. Enforcement as a USC or a dead ball personal brings ethics into question.
I have called this live ball personal foul at least three times a year on lower level games. Every time I have called it and taken the score off the board the coach has asked for an explanation and I have given it to him. Not one of the coaches has disputed the call. On the good side, I haven't had to make this call in a varsity game, so the coaches must be teaching the players something.
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