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Old Sat Dec 09, 2006, 10:44pm
Nevadaref Nevadaref is offline
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Originally Posted by BayStateRef
As to the original query: my IAABO board interpreter has given us the same ruling. I too disagree with it. But...what I have not been told is that the player may not enter the game AT ALL. While I disagree with the interpretation of "team member" as being in uniform and at the site at the 10-minute mark, I completely disagree that a player who arrives late may not enter the game under any circumstances -- not even at the cost of a technical foul. The original post said the referee would not allow the player to enter the game at all. This is not supported by any rule that I can find.
Where do these get come up with this stuff? Do they sit around during the day just trying to make up their own ridiculous rulings?
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