Federation Quarterly FB POE's

[ajmc]

I've never met an official who likes the idea of being the "Fashion Police", but that is totally a problem that is not of our making. We may be the only participants who understand the rules of the game, but we're not the only people who are responsible to abide by them. POEs are intended to help EVERYONE understand the intent of the rules by singling out some for added focus.

The rule makers have tried hard to reduce these "Fashion" issues to basic "yes-no" decisions. There's not a lot of "maybe", and that which is tried, is usually brought into the game by players, coaches and sometimes parents.

What part of "NO" is confusing? The imagination of student athletes is unending, which is likely why the wall of resistance has been reduced to a simple, "NO" which does not require a debate or convincing.