Rule books received

[Texas Aggie]

In Texas, our state dues cover rule book purchases. I'm not sure exactly when each chapter gets their books, but we usually get ours at our first association meeting -- usually in very late July (this year and last) or in very early August -- depending on when the Monday meeting date falls.

Since we work NCAA rules, there is no case book. Our mechanics manuals are written by our state association and are pretty much taken from the old 5 man (and, I guess, 4 man) manuals of the CCA. They are updated yearly and the 3 man manual is updated when they see fit. Last year was the first update since the late '90s. Anyways, the manuals come in PDF format on CD-Roms.

I've gotten to where I print everything out front and back and bind together in one big book. I've got everything -- rules, mechanics, UIL (Texas state athletic league) exceptions, and 6 man football rule differences -- under one cover. I've also been working long term on a rules guide -- something along the same lines as Redding, but a different style and format -- that I will add to the mix. However, the guide is probably 5-10% ROUGH DRAFT ready and no where near publication ready -- even if that was my ultimate goal.

[BktBallRef]

In NC, the registration covers the books. We get a rule and case book. We used to get a funny book and the officials manual but neither this year. I think they'll give us the Rules by Topic at our state clinic. Too expensive to mail.

Rule case book came today.