Maybe it would be better if I just didn't know the rules

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by RookieDude
if you are worried about a band member doing something with his drum during a game and your R dosen't care (along with apparently no one else in the gym)you are indeed getting to "rule booky".

You are probably at the point where calling the game is coming very easy...so therfore, you may go "looking for stuff".

Rook, I would honestly say that I wasn't "worried" about it. I just noticed it. Couldn't help it, really. The band was just off the endline and I happened to be the Lead for the few times that I noticed it. They were only about 10 feet away from me. I really wasn't "looking for stuff". It was just there.

This is exactly why I titled this thread the way I did. If I didn't know the rule, then I wouldn't have even bothered to look at the band. Heck, does it even matter when they play? If I didn't know the rule, I wouldn't notice wrong-colored t-shirts with uneven sleeves and writing on the back. The "problem" is that I do know the rule and so when it's being broken I notice it. Maybe I'll just stop reading the book. Then I won't notice it. :shrug:

IMHO I would just say call the game and pick your rule book battles a little more wisely.

Ok, that last bit was silly. I'm not really going to stop checking the rule book. But here's a serious question. Which "rule book battles" are worth fighting? Again, this is an honest question. Thunder sticks? Players sitting during a 30-second TO? Rosters in by the 10-minute mark? T-shirts? Rubber bands on the ankles? All these things are very nit-picky technical things. What kinds of technical rule book issues are worth enforcing, and which in your opinion are not? This is not sarcasm. I'd like some guidelines.