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Over The Back, On The Back ???
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Originally Posted by AremRed
Why not? It's just a colloquial term for "push" or "displacement" or "rebounding foul".
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Because only one of these, "Push", has a corresponding signal when reporting to the table. In addition, over the back isn't a foul, "over" implying no contact, while on the back may be a foul, but it still doesn't have a corresponding signal to report to that table. Another reason: Although colloquial terms are great for everyday conversations, officials should try to use formal (colloquial means informal) rulebook language whenever possible.
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Last edited by BillyMac; Mon Mar 03, 2014 at 12:11am.
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