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Old Thu Jan 29, 2009, 12:04pm
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Originally Posted by mbyron View Post
This situation is different from an injury. I would not stop play unless the shoe was in the middle of the floor and posed a risk of injury when the players came back to that end. If I had a chance to kick the thing out of bounds on the way by, I wouldn't stop play at all. Not my job (and no provision in the rules) for helping players keep their equipment on.
Well said. Kill it if there was no chance to knock it away and if killing it prevents injury to others.
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