Rich Ives article

[GarthB]

Originally posted by Rich Ives
You missed the point again Luke, so I'll try to keep it simple:

There is nothing in the rule book that indicates that there are additional interpretations involved and/or that there are resources that will help you underdstand the rules.

THEREFORE, telling someone to "go read the rule book" will NOT help them discover the additional resources.

Mountains and molehills.

We should be so lucky that coaches actually look in a rule book whether they can find what they are looking for or not. It would be a hell of an improvement.

There is nothing in the US Constitution that includes all the various court interpreations either. Nevertheless, it is the best starting point for anyone who wants to know the constitutional "rules".

When a coach, (not during a game) asks me where he can find the interpretation I use for a ruling, I tell them. Not one has gotten overly upset because it wasn't in the rule book. Actually, I probably should be getting a commission from NABL. At least six coaches have bought the "Blue Book" after discussing interps with me.