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I agree with Parepat. It is about the game and not us. Take the official's egos out of the game and it will be a better game.
How many times has a crew gone into the locker room at halftime or after the game and looked up a rule only to find out they got it wrong? Often times it effects the outcome of a game. We should all strive to know the rules and we should not pull out the rule book every game. But on those rare occasions when the crew is not sure and it is an important call that may effect the outcome, I say pull it out near the sideline and get it right. I have never personally carried a rule book during a game, but as a previous poster stated, one member of the crew was required to carry one during the California Southern Section playoffs. 
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 07:16am
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Uh ... even without my rulebook I know that eligibility rules don't apply to a backward pass. WOW is right !!!
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 08:09am
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Middleman, you as an official know the rule. A lot of coaches dont. If a head coach calls a time out and asks for a conference, and insists on seeing the rule in black and white we have the book handy to show him what the rule says. If we are correct, and we usually are, he goes back to the sideline a little humble and the game goes on. If we booted the call we can correct it and go on a little embarrassed, but at least we got it right.
Dale
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 08:41am
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Gentlemen, it goes to the look of being professional...I think it looks pretty Busch League to consult a rule book on the field or court. In the NFL where the rules are more complicated, and the coaches have the ability to ask for instant replays, you see plenty of conferences between officials. What is one thing you never see? The rulebook being consulted, if at that level where there are jobs on the line, bigger, faster, stronger athletes, more scrutiny, they don't pull out the book, then I think we should all strive to not have the book on the field.
In all honesty I think you lose credibility when you take the book to the field, right away people think you haven't studied it, right wrong or indifferent. Perception is usually reality. In our area, we leave ours in the locker room. While each one of us may not be able to quote the entire rulebook and/or enoforcements verbatum, we should be pretty darn close to that, and out of a crew of 5 at least 1 should know the correct rule and application in every situation...that doesn't mean mistakes don't occur, but every time our crews have made a mistake it can usually be chalked up to a brain fart, or hurrying through an enforcement....
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 09:02am
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Amen, brother.
I wouldn't characterize it as arrogance, but confidence. If I saw a copy of "Flying passenger jets for dummies" laying on the console as I boarded my flight, I'd get a little puckered. I'd hate to be the one explaining all but one enforcement to a coach. It wouldn't be a two minute conversation and the longer it took, the worse we would look.
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 10:29am
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You know that book wouldn't really bother me as much as seeing "landing the 747, its as easy as 1-2-3"
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 10:35am
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Okay, so now we're arrogant for sharing different views, well that's great.
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 11:28am
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REPLY: From someone who's landed a 747, it's not all that difficult...except that you're roughly six stories up when you touch down! But back to the discussion at hand: If a coach asks to see my ruling in black and white, he'll need to wait till after the game. I, for one, am not disrupting the flow of the game by taking the time to find the ruling in a rule book and show it to him on the field--just to validate a ruling I know is correct. If I'm confident enough in the ruling, he'll need to trust me...at least till after the game. And for those bringing a rule book and a case book out there, what about a printout of the updated interpretations on the NFHS web site? I think it's a silly policy, IMHO. As mentioned by someone earlier, none of us know the rules perfectly. However, for 99% of the situations that arise, I will be able to apply the correct ruling--whether or not the coach believes that. For the other 1% that I don't know, chances are good that neither the rule book or case book will be explicit enough to satisfy him anyway.
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 11:50am
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1.Does anyone think there aren't manuals aboard a 747. Heck my 78 Chevette has a manual. Or, Do you think that these pilots have a thorough knowledge of every part in world's most complex machine. I bet if a system failed in flight we would all hope our pilots had every available resource at there disposal.
2.So what I'm hearing is "I'd rather get it wrong than pull out the book and risk losing face." 3."It goes to credibility?" How good is your credibility when you get apply a rule incorrectly because you were too stubborn to pull out the book? 4. We pulled out the book one in eight years. My self esteem is suprisingly unaffected.
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 12:21pm
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There was only One that was perfect...
Hey, parepat
I think the point being made by those that disagree is that having the rule book on the field is a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. My guess is that most crews make the correct rulings +95% of the time. Sure there are mistakes, but many times it's a matter of lack of attention vs. lack of rule knowledge. And, officiating is one of the few avocations where you're expected to be perfect and improving all of the time.  Having said that, I do agree that most of us would do about anything to get a call right on the field and not make a mistake. Anything except consult the rule book on the field. It's not arrogance, it's what is expected of every official. Rules study, understanding the proper mechanics and philosophy of the game is important to study BEFORE YOU GET ON THE FIELD. For reasons of both perception and game flow (both mentioned before), it's not practical to consult the rule book on the field. What's expected of officials is to be PREPARED before you walk on to the field. Will we kick some? Sure, and that should be expected because we're not perfect. If having a rule book on the field to get every rule enforced correctly was as important as you deem it to be, don't you think that from youth leagues on up you would be encouraged to carry a rule book in your back pocket? Don't you think that Honig's would publish a pocket version? Wouldn't this practice be encouraged or mandated by all associations at all levels? The game should expect a lot from officials. However, when you expect perfection, you will be disappointed and can't put enough mechanisms in place to guarantee it. I am proud that most officials I know can take the field without a book and get it right on almost every play! 
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 12:54pm
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 01:43pm
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JMN
If what your saying is true then you would never have to consult it. What I'm saying is that if you ever did need it, it would be there. Having it soes not mean that we prepare any more or less than anyone else. It is just a tool.
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 03:56pm
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Pare,
I understand trying to get every call and enforcement correct but I do believe that referring to the rule book on the field leaves everyone to believe that we did ot come prepared. You have to do what the state association demands, but I do question their logic. If a coach ever saw us using a book to review an enforcement or interpretation we would never convince them that we don't need the book on the next situation. Everytime we had to get together to discuss something they would be asking the wing "Did you get the book to make sure your right?" I don't know any wing that wants to give a coach more ammunition. Now, I have gotten the book out at half time and immediately following a game but never had one on the field, nor do I want to. Good Luck,
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 04:34pm
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I am a coach for basketball. We have lost close games on calls/no calls. Buit I do remember to tell my players that it did not loose the game for us. We had (as mentioned above but for BB). Can not hang a lose on a official. The call/nocall/enforcement might be big, but the game should not have been in a postion for that to matter. Just my take as a coach/official! My crew will NEVER carry a rule book to the field. I may use it at 1/2 time or end of game to make sure I did something correct or not. BUT NEVER DURING A GAME ON THE FIELD.
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Wed Jan 21, 2004, 08:40pm
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As far as I know
NFL officials don't carry a rule book on the field.
NCAA football officials don't carry a rule book on the field. NBA officials don't carry a rule book on the court. NCAA basketball officials don't carry a rule book on the court. MLB umpires don't carry a rule book on the field. NCAA umpires don't carry a rule book on the field. In fact, I can't think of a single collegiate or professional organization that requires the officials to have a rule book handy. Can anyone else?
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