Block/Charge:John Adams Theroy

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by msavakinas

where did Adams say this at?

I personally don't think it is such a big deal. I remember going to a clinic (baseball) where (NCAA Coordinator at the time) Dave Yeast was a clinician. He was talking in front of all of us and said "The Official NCAA stance is to call the strikezone as it says in the rulebook"... then he looked at us and he gave his a speech on how he believes the strikezone should be called and he went on to explain some things that are part of the game with the strikezone (catchers pulling pitches, the high strike, etc...). It's not that big of a deal that he said it if this is what he believes.

And two years ago I was at the NCAA Meeting in Indy when Yeast basically talked about philosophies that the rules did not cover and how to handle them. I did not see anyone then start challenging him on his opinions then and now. Also he said the CCA Book simply a guide and said that the book basically a bunch of mechanics that everyone could easily agree upon. Funny, if you were to say that on this board there would be mutiny.

Peace

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Thanks so much for sharing your do-whatever-you-want philosophy on officiating with us. It was so insightful. Of course, it conveniently has the advantage that anything which you chose to do can never be criticized as incorrect.

The game is on the court, not in the book. The book is a summary of the game, attempting to describe the game and the way it is to be played but only so much can be put on paper without it becoming the Library of Congress. There will always be subleties, concepts and philosophies of the game that never get in the book. You can choose to call the game or call the book, your choice, but to call a good game, you need to know the game itself...in addition to the book.