[JRutledge]

What are you guys talking about? What in the world does this have to do with safety? I really think you are way too concerned about litigation. For your information we can get sued for anything, and I am not talking about being an official. It is a safety issue because a kid was too stupid to notice that his shoe was not tied, give me a break. Of course you allow kids to tie shoes that are not, but you do not stop the game because in the middle of a live ball a kid want to tie his or her shoe. I can tell that you could not be doing any real smart coaches, because the higher you go they try to fool you and use anything to get an advantage. If I was a coach in some of your games, I would allow my shoe to be untied so I could get a couple of seconds to see what the offense or defense is doing. Safety is one thing, but this is not a safety issue. If it is, it should have been noticed before the ball was put at the disposal of the player, not after. It is too late at that point.