Quote: 
	
	
		
			
				
					Originally Posted by  Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
					 
				 
				1)  The Lack of Sufficient Action Rule was deleted from the rules years ago. 
			
		 | 
	 
	 
 Yep. And good riddance to it. But 10-1-5 remains. The "policy" has changed, but the underlying principle remains.
 
	Quote: 
	
	
		
			
				
					Originally Posted by  Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
					 
				 
				2)  Don Fowler, a mentor of mine and a member of the OhioHSAA Officials Hall of Fame, had the following philosophy:  "You have nothing until you have something."  In this case we have nothing.  The T or C as the case may be should officiate the game just as he/she would always officiate the game.  I might say loud enough for the players near the ball that the ball is Live, but that is far as I would go. 
 
MTD, Sr. 
			
		 | 
	 
	 
 How long would you be willing to continue officiating "nothing"?   
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
				__________________ 
				"It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best." - W. Edwards Deming
			 
		
		
		
		
		
			
				  
				
					
						Last edited by Back In The Saddle; Tue Nov 25, 2008 at 11:19am.
					
					
				
			
		
		
		
	
	 |