NFHS Interp. Running Lane

[Tim C]

Dave I respectfully disagree with you.

There is a distinct difference in FED and OBR. Federation rules are exclusive to their game. With the addition of the Case Book and Umpire Manual FED DOES NOT revert to OBR when a rule is interpreted.

In college, for example, the rules specifically note that if something is not covered in their rule book that the rulings revert to OBR.

FED does not give this direction.

In FED, the Case Book is to establish either as direct link between rules or to at least give the "direction" that FED wants followed.

In FED there is no written direction that a "quality throw" is necessary and my expereince is that is EXACTLY what they meant when they wrote the rule.

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