Job Of Ump & Ref

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bisonlj

I feel it is significantly easier to count the number of backs than the number of linemen. Since they are often in a straight line from the wing it can be tricky to count them. 99% of the time the offense has 11 so don't get hung up on the R's signal. If they have 10 or fewer they are going to hold the signal much longer anyway. This is an odd penalty for A anyway since they are at a disadvantage if they have 10 players with 4 backs. I much prefer the NCAA rule for this reason.

Me too. I should add this to "stupid rules." It's essentially a rule for playing with 10 players (instead of 11).