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Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef
Because your da-dump might be longer than someone else's da-dump. In fact, your da-dump might be shorter than someone else's dump.
Yes, this is another softball for Mark......
The feet end up in the same place and it is a 100% judgment call as to whether the feet are landing "simultaneously" or not. I can accept the fact that a player COULD gain an advantage by stepping around an opponent by landing on one foot and then stepping with the other in front of the first foot to land. But, this play is specifically declared legal in the case book if the feet land "simultaneously." The truth is, the feet are NOT landing at exactly the same time (you may need a high speed camera to prove it, but they are not landing at the same time -- kind of like a tie between the baserunner and the ball in baseball). Therefore, we are literally asking the referee to evaluate the length of the da-dump when making this call.
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And isn't that judgement stuff about 80% of what we do as officials? Don't we judge whether the contact is a foul or not? Don't we judge how long 3 seconds is? I'm really just not getting why this is such a pet peeve, but "not getting it" seems to happen a lot with me.
