Hurdling

[RadioBlue]

Originally Posted by DrMooreReferee

The other coach was just simply pissed. He felt like we were penalizing his player for a great athletic play. And he's right. I'm not sure that I totally agree with this rule.

I believe the rationale behind the rule can be summed up this way:
What would happen to the hurdler if the center had stood up mid-hurdle? He would have flipped the B player end-over-end where he could have possibly landed on his head. This is simply a safety rule.

[Welpe]

I think that is part of it but I think it is also designed to protect the player being hurdled. There is a chance he could suffer a head or neck injury by being struck by the hurdlers foot or knee.

[whitehat]

Way to go Doc!

[With_Two_Flakes]

Nice job by the crew, nice microphone use by R.

Great job by U in keeping eyes on the players after the kick. When I assess, I often see Umpires turning round to see if the LJ and BJ are giving score signals.

As I always remind my crew, a PAT is the time when one team are real ****** about giving up 6 points and then another point.

The only thing I could see from the tape was that one of the guys under the posts is a maybe little eager to get the spare ball from the foot of the posts. I'd like to see him also keep eyes on players just for a coupla extra seconds.