Notes from a recent ref clinic

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by Adam

A few times per year, across the nation, does not warrant such a major rule change.

Absolutely agree.

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

You know the NFHS; they love their little bitty incremental changes.

That's my impression too. These two facts combined make me doubt the "clinicians" mentioned in the original post were on the mark. I would think there would at least be some mention of the situation in the most recent rule changes or points of emphasis if such a significant change was in the works.