Thread: Over The Back
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Old Wed Apr 24, 2002, 10:39am
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I worked in an adult league this weekend with a partner who kept calling over the back. I asked him about it, and he said that he only calls it when it's really a foul, ie there is a push. He says over the back because that's what everyone understands. As I watched, this was exactly what he did. He didn't call for reaching over, but only when there was a push involved. Well, I was in no position to argue, so I didn't, but in the future, I may just point out that continuing to call it that way confuses these adults who then come to their kids' games and scream, "Over the back!!" at the most inopportune moments.
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