Two Scenarios from Last Night

[Bob M.]

REPLY: Not sure that would be a good rule Monte. Consider...if you had such a rule, then a team could gain an advantage (time) by fouling when distance is of no consequence. That is, by fouling, a team could trade an insignificant five yards for a much more valuable stopped clock.

[MJT]

Originally Posted by Bob M.

REPLY: Not sure that would be a good rule Monte. Consider...if you had such a rule, then a team could gain an advantage (time) by fouling when distance is of no consequence. That is, by fouling, a team could trade an insignificant five yards for a much more valuable stopped clock.

I hear you there, Bob, but it would be nice to ding them for something!

[Suudy]

Thanks for all the responses. It is only this one WH that I've worked with (we rotate crews every week) that has done this. But what really got me on the DOG for being out of timeouts was that the rest of the crew disagreed with me. I know it is in the NFHS Rules by Topic book, and I plan to show it to him at our next meeting.

Again, I feel for the teams that get the wrong rulings during the season, then go to the playoffs and get the correct ruling. I've been in post-season situations where the coach is asking me why something is being called when it wasn't called all season. That's my biggest frustration.

[FeetBallRef]

Originally Posted by Suudy

...Again, I feel for the teams that get the wrong rulings during the season, then go to the playoffs and get the correct ruling. I've been in post-season situations where the coach is asking me why something is being called when it wasn't called all season. That's my biggest frustration.

The lack of consistent rules knowledge at the HS level is one of the biggest problems that we face. There doesn't appear to be a method to get that problem fixed either.

HS officials just don't appear to care enough to learn the rules.