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Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I don't think it's that great of a change. It changes one of the really fundamental principles of defense: that you can touch anything on the way up.

Is it horrible? No. But does it improve the game? No.

Plus, the rationale in red is complete BS. It doesn't define GT any better. It was perfectly clear under the previous rule. The real reason for the change is that it's what everybody already thinks it is. So instead of educating the coaches, players and media, they change it to what it's "supposed" to be, according to the people who have no idea about it.

It probably will make it easier to call in a few cases per season, but I don't think it really needed fixing.

See post #12 in the other thread. The rule is already in the book, is it not?!?

http://forum.officiating.com/showpos...6&postcount=12