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Originally Posted by BillyMac
As an official, not your job.
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The issue that I had was that the supplemental rules provided to the teams didn't mention anything about the new enforcement procedure when excessive time outs were called. Said supplemental rules covered all of the variations from the NCAA rules (men's rules were used for all intramural games) such as the continuous clock, bonus on the 5th foul of the half, no double bonus, etc. To me I was being asked to enforce something contrary to the rules, so I figured out a way that I could reconcile being told to enforce it in a way that wasn't consistent with the rules (NCAA or intramural supplemental rules). At the time, I was a kid that thought I could beat the man. Were I to find my self in a situation where my assignor, association or any other authority were to tell me to side aside a rule in a similar manner without putting it on paper and notifying all parties involved (i.e. the teams), I'd simply refuse to call the games. As much as I love calling games, it isn't my job and I have the wisdom to take a stance in a more appropriate way.