10-6-12 Top Ten

[bob jenkins]

In IL we had rules similar to this last year (actually, they were more strict).

Yes, the first night was a mess.

Yes, the first week the games ran a little long.

By the end of the first month, almost all had adjusted.

it helped that "all" the coaches and "all" the officials got the same memos and videos and powerpoints -- in general the early complaining was about the rule itself, not about how the officials were calling it.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

In IL we had rules similar to this last year (actually, they were more strict).

Yes, the first night was a mess.

Yes, the first week the games ran a little long.

By the end of the first month, almost all had adjusted.

it helped that "all" the coaches and "all" the officials got the same memos and videos and powerpoints -- in general the early complaining was about the rule itself, not about how the officials were calling it.

It was actually coaches that made this easy. Because if you called a foul on their kid, they would tell the kid, "You cannot do that anymore, move your feet." So this became mostly a non-issue the entire year. I did have one team in the playoffs that tried to make an issue, but they were not going to win anyway and it really made little difference.

Peace

[just another ref]

Coaches tend to personalize this. "He's not gonna let you do that tonight."