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Old Mon Aug 23, 2010, 09:41am
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Originally Posted by With_Two_Flakes View Post
Back in the day (25 years ago) when I first started officiating, it was hammered into me - Don't ever call this, no-one ever calls it, it's a ticky-tack call. Stand a few inches to one side or the other to make him legal from your viewpoint and have a word with the kid after the play is over.

Is the general philosophy in the US nowadays to take it more seriously?
A few inches off is a "hey, don't do that". But if you see the defense confused, you'd better flag it.
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