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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
Ah. Cool. Stay the H off my field then. I'll find a new HL - no worries.
Luckily, we're issued a rulebook that tells us otherwise.
I'll go back to the other one... How do you rule? A88 forced out of bounds and on his way back in. Pass in his direction, he leaps, and the ball hits his hands.
Is the play over?
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I will ignore your first statement as I do not intend to get in a pi**ing contest with you.
There is a literal interpretation of the rulebook and there is the spirit of the rules. There is the literal application of rules and there is the common sense application of the rules. The spirit of the rules and the common sense approach has served me well in 53 years of officiating. I am comfortable with my approach.
In your example , has A88 returned "to the field" as required by Rule 9-6-1? I would rule he has not, hence he is guilty of illegal participation.