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Originally Posted by HLin NC
Ed, we won't fail to give it, the coach failed to follow the rule to avail his team of it and will be penalized. Why should the opponent that follows the rule be forced to wait until whatever time his counterpart decides he wants to come out? Under your principle, all it costs him is one 15 yard penalty, so if he wants to play whatever stupid little head games he wishes, why would you allow him the delay.
I don't think we'll see a multi million dollar lawsuit over a pulled hammy. And I'm not laughing but if you're that scared, you might want to stay home and lock all the doors and windows and never go outside. Its a big ole scary world out there.
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You're missing the point. Failure to properly time the mandatory warm-up period opens you up the the possibility of some bright legal mind to seek some recompense for a failure that is probably not your fault. By following the rules as written protects you as an official, if the player did not warm up that ball lands in his court alone.
And, even staying home and locking all windows and doors does not fully protect one; what if, a burgular breaks your window and you shoot him before he enters, again, some bright legal mind could sue you saying the burglar never intended to enter your home he just loves to break windows.
If life was fair anyone could live it!