Wed Apr 02, 2014, 08:56pm
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: USA
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NOTE 1: No ground rule can supercede any book rule.
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Don't necessarily buy this since the ground rule pertain to the ground and the rules have no idea what that may be
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5. Review the overthrow rule and penalty enforcements. 
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Nope, ain't doing that
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7. Ask if there are any questions on the rules, especially the re-entry, DP/FLEX and EP rule.
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Nope
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8. Ask if everyone is familiar with the ball rotation rule.
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And no
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11. Remind teams that if there are any questions, please only one person, the coach, approach the umpire responsible for the call in a sporting manner.
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And no
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12. Remind the coaches that you are going to let the coaches coach, the players play and for them to please let the umpires umpire.
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And, hell no 
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