OOB or NO CALL?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

The more spontaneous the play the more likely R9-S3 will apply and less likely R10-S3-A3 will apply.

P.S., Juulie: Why do I detect that you do not want to discuss plays with me?

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Are you serious, Mark? Are you really advocating that an official should judge whether a play should be called a violation or a technical foul based on whether the official THOUGHT that the play occurred spontaneously or not? Forget about the rules and call it according to what you think the player's intent was? Do you teach that concept in your training classes too?

PS- I thought Juulie's reply was a little grumpy too. Tsk, tsk, tsk. [/B][/QUOTE]


Not completely. If I have said it once I have said it 1,000 times some people are making this play way too difficult. It is a play that you have to see to make the call. No amount of discussion as to whether it should be a violation or a technical foul made a difference. It is a play that one has to see in person and make a decision right then and there.

The play being discussed in this thread can best be described as a "you'll know it when you see it" type of play. I, also, still believe, that the vast majority of the time, this play wiii be a violation rather than a technical foul.

MTD, Sr.

[Edited by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. on Sep 17th, 2004 at 04:13 PM]