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Fri Oct 23, 2009, 08:43am

RadioBlue

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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.

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