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Here in Utah sideline control is being hammered hard. There is a no tolerance policy. I guess once officials start getting sued people wake up and start to enforce the rules.
Frankly enforcing the three in a box rule with coaches not being allowed on the field has helped the game here. The first games of this season were a bit rough. One official exhausted his sideline warning and the five yard penalty and ended up throwing two fifteen yarders on his bench. It caused such a stir it made the news.
Now the teams are staying back and the coaches in the box are staying on the offense side of the wing official so they don't get run over. It has been great to not have to worry so much about coaches as it lets me concentrate more on the field.
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