Delay of Game Situation

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

And do you consider "incidental" and "accidental" touching of the ball to have different implications as regards the delay rule?

To me: incidental = no advantage

So while the implications are very close, they aren't identical. If there are repeated accidental hits that have an effect, I'll have a word with the offender about avoiding the ball.

[Welpe]

Thanks everyone. Wish I had someone to see it so they could tell me if my judgment was correct but I think it was...of course.

[doubleringer]

No delay, but you have to like a coach that is going to complain to you about that delay in a 3 hour scrimmage that you're working 2 man. Might be a good time to practice resumption of play procedures after a T?

[bainsey]

How much would you say that intent comes into play for each of the four D.O.G. warnings?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

How much would you say that intent comes into play for each of the four D.O.G. warnings?

Good question.
1. Players don't huddle accidentally.
2. Water doesn't get spilled deliberately.
3. Defenders rarely cross the plane deliberately.
4. Hitting the ball may be the only one where it matters.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

4. Hitting the ball may be the only one where it matters.

Why?

Don't we still have to call it even if we didn't think the defender meant it?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Why?

Don't we still have to call it even if we didn't think the defender meant it?

I've just never seen it called when contact was inadvertent. Not that it happens that way often; it's hard to not see it coming.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Why?

Don't we still have to call it even if we didn't think the defender meant it?

I'm not.

The word interfere implies (to me, in this instance) some intentional act (including potentially some willful inaction).

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by bainsey

How much would you say that intent comes into play for each of the four D.O.G. warnings?

Intent doesn't come into play in any way for any of the DOG warnings. You penalize the act when it occurs and you recognize it.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Intent doesn't come into play in any way for any of the DOG warnings. You penalize the act when it occurs and you recognize it.

So the ball comes out of the net and hits an unsuspecting player from the scoring team in the leg, you're going to issue a DOG?