[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

It shouldn't be difficult but some will just refuse to go with it. I know too many people that think the best game is the one where they can get by with calling as little as possible, even if the players engage in sumo bouts every time down the court as long as the player eventually gets by or at least doesn't lose the ball.

They are the same ones that made it necessary to spell it out in black and white after years of POEs telling them to clean it up. They just don't get that the POEs were directed at them.

This is the precise reason for the original tongue-in-cheek post. Those who are tasked with the responsibility of training groups of officials will likely face the usual push-back or lack of attention from those indifferent to the change or because not everyone would "get the memo". (Not really much of a change, actually. That which is included in 10-6-12 had alwys been illegal contact, right? The matter simply codified in concrete words what should be called as "absolutes" or "automatics", is what it seems they did). But at risk is the consistency that an association or an assigning pool would like to exhibit through all its officials. For those in that position, I wish you the best with this effort this preseason.