Aaarrgh!!!

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Jul 21, 2004, 10:29pm

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Originally posted by rainmaker

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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Starting with the 1963-64 season, that provision was deleted and the Rules Committee stated in an editorial comment that the provision was deleted because it (Rules Committee) wanted to prohibit game officials from keeping a dead ball from becoming live or to stop the game so taht a player could tie his shoe laces.

I don't like this. How are we, 40 years later, supposed to know what they want if they aren't specific? If they really wanted to PROHIBIT it, why not write it into the book, and make it official? How are we supposed to be consistent and maintain a high standard of excellence when we are mostly guessing what the heck we're supposed to do?

Juulie:

You asked how we as officials are "supposed to be consistent and maintain a high standard of excellence?" Study the rules, study the casebook, study the auxilary books that are published by the NFHS and NCAA (Basketball Handbook, Officials Manuals, Illustrated Rules), attend rules seminars, ask questions of rules interpreters, contact the NFHS and NCAA rules editors, read Officiating.com and its Forums, read Referee Magazine, read the IAABO Sportorial, read the NCAA in-season bullitens, try to acquire old rules books and casebooks, and when all else fails listen to BALD, OLD GEEZERS, like me, who do not have anything better to do that peruse old rule books and casebooks and write letters to NFHS and NCAA rules editors for backround information concerning past interpretations.

MTD, Sr.