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Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe
As someone who has worked over 600 games in the TCYFL in the last 5 years, I still can't wrap my head around why rushing by the defense is allowed at the featherweight level for some scrimmage kicks and not others.
That said, most of the guys I know and work with won't be overly technical here. Rarely does the center stay perfectly still (how unnatural is that?), so he's rarely in need of the complete hands-off protection the rule affords him. As long as you are not hitting the center with a direct charge or intentionally initiating malicious contact against him while he's perfectly still and defenseless (yourself or with an offensive player being blocked), you're probably not going to see many calls here. In fact, absent a direct charge the most likely initial outcome is a "talking to".
If I remember correctly, you coach a MAC/PAC team. You may be seeing some inconsistency here because you have two different groups of officials (assigned by different assignors) calling your games depending on the game site. I'm not saying that it is happening, but officials may be getting conflicting information on how this should be called by different assignment chairmen.
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Brett,
I sent the question to TCYFL through our liaison. We have had two home and two away games so far and are on the road again this week. The TCYFL crews have been pretty good this year. I would imagine that we see newer officials more than not and some of you would criticize the way they handle the game. All in all, the guys do a great job. All coaches can find fault with crews when things don't go their way. I have a unique perspective having worked baseball in our state for a couple decades plus. They will make mistakes and miss calls. My intent here is to make it easier for them by teaching our players EXACTLY what to do. Thanks again for working so hard for youth football in our area.
Mike