Its Got No Teeth ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

No, it's an interpretation of unsporting behavior. It's not specifically in the rule book.

Nit picking, but agree. If you enforce this, is it a personal judgement interpretation, or something from one of your organizations so that all officials in your "area" enforce such? If you don't enforce, please ignore.

In my "area" we enforce because of the example (interpretation) given in the original Point or Emphasis, it isn't a personal judgement (as long as we're aware of the Point or Emphasis).

Originally Posted by BillyMac

How do they know to enforce it? Do they know about the old Point of Emphasis? Maybe, but many know about it because they observe more experienced officials enforcing it. If any young'un official (not a coach or site director) questioned me about it, I would first point them to the current rule (10-5-1) and only then tell them about the old Point of Emphasis that specifically referenced this as an example of pregame unsporting conduct.

You may have already answered this (your state association decision) but I'm late to the gym, have to deal with a broody hen, it gets dark early now, and I don't have time to backtrack through the posts.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Nit picking, but agree. If you enforce this, is it a personal judgement interpretation, or something from one of your organizations so that all officials in your "area" enforce such? If you don't enforce, please ignore.

In my "area" we enforce because of the example (interpretation) given in the original Point or Emphasis, it isn't a personal judgement (as long as we're aware of the Point or Emphasis).



You may have already answered this (your state association decision) but I'm late to the gym, have to deal with a broody hen, it gets dark early now, and I don't have time to backtrack through the posts.

Our state has a preseason.cliniic (online) Same one is used for coaches and officials. They address pregame expectations and behavior

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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Our state has a preseason clinic (online). Same one is used for coaches and officials. They address pregame expectations and behavior.

Same pregame expectations and behavior topics every year (wagon circling, center logo, both not in the current book), or not?

Rookie officials and rookie coaches would both be first time viewers of this preseason clinic. Have to avoid, "But I didn't know that"', same nagging issue we've been discussing throughout this thread.

Originally Posted by Raymond

I have no problem stating something is my interpretation.

So while you may personally agree with the (wagon circling, center logo) interpretations, they are actually "state" interpretations.

Connecticut has such a state interpretation for center logo issues, but we're dependent for NFHS Point of Emphasis for examples of wagon circling, although we could possibly do this individually, personally, and unilaterally if there was no such NFHS Point of Emphasis, but it's easier to consistently enforce with a NFHS "interpretation".

Good, or bad, so goes the NFHS, so goes Connecticut.