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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Why do you think someone will know the rationale of why a phrase is used in the CCA manual?
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Because most, but not all, officials that I know, especially almost all the best officials on my local board, many of whom happen to be college officials, frown upon such language ("On the floor"). I am not at all familiar with college mechanics. I am familiar with high school rules, and mechanics, and know that while coaches have the most input into the rules, officials have the most input into mechanics. I am only familiar with a subset of high school mechanics, i.e., IAABO, and when a mechanics change is made, we are given a reason for the change. The same thing was true several years ago when IAABO officials used NFHS mechanics, we were always presented with a rationale for any mechanics change. I guess that that's not the case with college mechanics? I've never even seen a CCA manual, don't know who is responsible for making changes in the manual, and have no idea what the initialism, CCA, stands for. That gives you an idea of how much I know about college mechanics, and thus my curiosity.