Thread: Obstruction ???
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Old Mon Jul 04, 2016, 09:38pm
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Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef View Post
Yep. Understood. I just don't think having to yell dead ball 3x, as noted in the OP, is necessary. Throw out the left arm, state obstruction and award as necessary. I've never been one to overcook calling dead ball. Not saying you are by any means, just always seemed easier to me to award once play was basically dead anyway.
If you do not kill the play you open a can of worms if another play is made and the ball was not killed.
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