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Old Wed Nov 10, 2010, 03:29pm
ajmc ajmc is offline
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Originally Posted by Mike L View Post
And that pretty much sums up the situation. There is no great advantage gained by a flank official starting the play out in the field but there are a number of potential disadvantages. So why do it?
I can't even fathom how someone could possibly think being correctly at the sideline somehow takes yourself completely out of the game. Almost as bad as stating angle has nothing to do with anything.
Apparently, I'm just not being clear enough. If you want to start every play, at every level, in every situation exactly on the sideline, that's what you should do and good luck with it. What you "fathom" about what someone else could possibly think might be correct is likely relevant ONLY to you.

Do us both a favor and drop the "angle" thing, it really has nothing significant to do with what this discussion started about. You can keep trying to change the context to better fit your position but "angle", in the context of the original discussion, remains a non-factor.

A great number of mechanics originally institued at the games higher levels have a very positive benefit and enhance performance when applied at lower levels. However, not all have the same impact or make as significant a difference. With a 4-man crew, when the game is being played around the left hashmark, clinging to the right sideline, for all practical purposes, tends to greatly reduce that officials contribution to the overall crew effort and capability.

Last edited by ajmc; Wed Nov 10, 2010 at 03:31pm.
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