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It is covered in the rules. It's illegal and it's a technical foul. Mark is simply asking if anyone would call it.
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NF 2-7-4
The officials shall conduct the game in accordance with the rules. This includes prohibiting practice during a dead ball, except between halves.[/B]
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You know, I just
HATE it when somebody points out a rule that I've totally forgotten. It doesn't happen too often, but this is one of those times. I don't spend enough time in rules 1, 2, and 3.
Having said that, is there any mention of what the penalty for taking a practice shot is? Why are we assuming that it must be a T? Maybe it's a violation. The other question is whether every shot (during a dead ball) is considered practicing. If the ball bounces back to the kid, and he just puts it up again, I'm not sure I'd consider that practicing. If he goes thru his whole FT routine, then ok, he's obviously practicing. I guess my point is that it just seems way too murky to give a T for taking a FT during a dead ball. I stick with my original comment. Tell him not to do it again.
Now that I've spouted off again, I suppose one of you guys will pull some clause out of Rule 10 and show me that it has to be a T, and I'll just look stooopid again
Chuck