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I can tell you that my crew will not flag this if the kid is properly covered.
We'll talk with the coach after and remind him to get the player inside the marks, but we're simply not going to flag the first one.
Normally this happens during a hurry-up where they get lined up before I can hit the RFP and the defense is ready, the offense is ready and everyone's waiting on the line to set and for the umpire to spot the ball and for me to blow the RFP. Why should they have to wait inside and then shift into their formation?
It's a rule that was written to combat deceptive substitutions and shifts and I would rather work with the intent of the rule rather than the strict letter of it, regardless of how many case plays someone posts.
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