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Forum: Football Today, 07:34am

Replies: 4 What's up Views: 546 Posted By Robert Goodman Isn't this, here, social media/ What defines... Isn't this, here, social media/ What defines "social media"?

Forum: Football Sun Aug 30, 2026, 10:10am

Replies: 4 What's up Views: 546 Posted By Robert Goodman Been like this years now. ... Been like this years now. https://forum.officiating.com/football/106274-wheres-traffic.html#post1052860

Forum: Football Mon Jul 27, 2026, 02:21pm

Replies: 0 Why is NCAA restoring free kick from fair catch? Views: 809 Posted By Robert Goodman Why is NCAA restoring free kick from fair catch? I just heard that for this season, NCAA is restoring, for the first time since the 1950 abolition of the fair catch, the option of a free kick after a fair catch, under conditions where it'd now have...

Forum: Football Sat May 09, 2026, 10:40am

Replies: 0 How much difficulty/deterrent from multiple rule differences? Views: 1,069 Posted By Robert Goodman How much difficulty/deterrent from multiple rule differences? For many years I've daydreamed about starting a Budget Football League on more or less the model of community theater or independent minor league baseball: truly semi-professional focusing on mostly...

Forum: Softball Sun Apr 26, 2026, 08:29am

Replies: 5 Baseball rule to softball Views: 489 Posted By Robert Goodman OBR seems to hinge this on the meaning of the... OBR seems to hinge this on the meaning of the word "use" in the phrase "use...part of his uniform in getting possession". AIUI, the ordinary wearing of clothing and equipment does not constitute...

Forum: Softball Thu Apr 23, 2026, 08:47pm

Replies: 5 Baseball rule to softball Views: 489 Posted By Robert Goodman Which it was, wasn't it? The only thing I could... Which it was, wasn't it? The only thing I could see preventing that would be if an umpire, thinking the ball lost, called time before it was found inside the player's clothes.

Forum: Volleyball Wed Mar 25, 2026, 02:34pm

Replies: 1 3 Coaches Views: 519 Posted By Robert Goodman What advantage is gained by standing? What advantage is gained by standing?

Forum: Softball Thu Mar 05, 2026, 07:58am

Replies: 14 Next odd NFHS exam question Views: 1,225 Posted By Robert Goodman Do you mind if I rant right here about this... Do you mind if I rant right here about this phenomenon, which is not limited to sports? I see too many examples from all fields of instruction where choice questions are worded not to inform but...

Forum: Softball Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:16am

Replies: 14 question 7 Views: 1,636 Posted By Robert Goodman Yes, very clear now. Maybe they should word it... Yes, very clear now. Maybe they should word it that the runner(s) should be put at the most advantageous base you think they would've been safe at had obstruction not occurred. That takes care of...

Forum: Softball Tue Feb 17, 2026, 04:28pm

Replies: 14 question 7 Views: 1,636 Posted By Robert Goodman None of this gets at what I'm asking: Is "the... None of this gets at what I'm asking: Is "the base the runner would have reached" a bit of rule book jargon that includes the possibility that the runner had already reached it safely at the time of...

Forum: Softball Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:24pm

Replies: 14 question 7 Views: 1,636 Posted By Robert Goodman Now I have a question regarding how they write... Now I have a question regarding how they write these things, specifically "the base the runner would have reached". The runner was already well on the way to the next base, where s/he would've been...

Forum: Basketball Sun Feb 15, 2026, 11:00am

Replies: 38 Held Ball Player Control Views: 2,322 Posted By Robert Goodman All I brought up was the terminology, not the... All I brought up was the terminology, not the consequences.

Forum: Basketball Sat Feb 14, 2026, 02:31pm

Replies: 38 Held Ball Player Control Views: 2,322 Posted By Robert Goodman In ancient times, wasn't the term "tie ball"? ... In ancient times, wasn't the term "tie ball"? "Held ball" referred to a 5 second count while closely guarded.

Forum: Basketball Tue Feb 03, 2026, 08:16am

Replies: 8 Whistle required? Views: 878 Posted By Robert Goodman Whether one is technically required or not,... Whether one is technically required or not, what's the purpose of the whistle? If nobody blows a whistle, are people to think, the last whistle pertained to the original throw-in, so if there's...

Forum: Softball Mon Jan 26, 2026, 12:10pm

Replies: 5 mechanics question Views: 664 Posted By Robert Goodman Is there a better way to communicate that? Might... Is there a better way to communicate that? Might the runner interpret that as, "That umpire saw a tag"?

Forum: Rugby Thu Jan 08, 2026, 07:00am

Replies: 0 Dog enters ruck? Views: 13,793 Posted By Robert Goodman Dog enters ruck? This came to me in a dream last night. Sports and games frequently figure in my dreams, about as often as difficulties in traveling do. The safety hazard caused by a small dog or cat crawling...

Forum: Football Wed Oct 29, 2025, 08:51am

Replies: 4 Fumble Views: 49,506 Posted By Robert Goodman Depends how egregious the illegal act looks. If... Depends how egregious the illegal act looks. If it really looks like a team A player was diving for the ball and would've recovered it otherwise, award the touchdown.

Forum: Football Thu Aug 21, 2025, 01:33pm

Replies: 2 block kick Views: 5,612 Posted By Robert Goodman I'd hope they'd never add a momentum exception to... I'd hope they'd never add a momentum exception to an opponent's blocking of a kick, because that would produce bizarre incentives! In rugby (Union and League) a charged-down kick (called a rebound...

Forum: Football Mon Aug 18, 2025, 09:49am

Replies: 4 Fumble Out of End Zone Into Field of Play Resulting in Safety NFHS Rule 8-5-2 Views: 5,834 Posted By Robert Goodman If it's while A was attempting a forward pass,... If it's while A was attempting a forward pass, then it's just an incomplete pass and dead on hitting the ground. It's the initial direction of the ball in Fed that determines whether it's a forward...

Forum: Football Sat Aug 16, 2025, 12:12am

Replies: 4 Fumble Out of End Zone Into Field of Play Resulting in Safety NFHS Rule 8-5-2 Views: 5,834 Posted By Robert Goodman That's not the problem, so not correcting the... That's not the problem, so not correcting the problem. The problem is the illegal forward pass's wiping out responsibility for the ball's being there in cases where it would've been a touchback had...

Forum: Basketball Fri Aug 01, 2025, 11:12am

Replies: 21 NFHS Rule Change Regarding Goaltending ... Views: 4,475 Posted By Robert Goodman I've noticed that when it comes to football. ... I've noticed that when it comes to football. They seem unable to resist wanting to appear original, damn the inconvenient, confusing, and unanticipated consequences. And it wasn't always that...

Forum: Baseball Wed Jul 09, 2025, 08:24am

Replies: 1 2025-26 NFHS Baseball, Rules Changes Press Release Views: 73,724 Posted By Robert Goodman Since that's going on behind him, shouldn't he... Since that's going on behind him, shouldn't he have the choice of which base to use when the 3rd strike is not caught but the ball remains close to the foul line? He doesn't know which side of the...

Forum: Basketball Sun Jun 29, 2025, 09:22am

Replies: 5 Defending The Dunk ... Views: 2,366 Posted By Robert Goodman Ouch. Ouch.

Forum: Basketball Sun Jun 29, 2025, 09:18am

Replies: 9 Two- or Three- Point FGA per NFHS and NCAA Men's/Women's Rules. Views: 2,718 Posted By Robert Goodman Maybe the problem some have with this from the... Maybe the problem some have with this from the description is remembering that the ball was taken completely out of the hands of the player standing inside the arc before being flung at the goal. In...

Forum: Basketball Sat Jun 21, 2025, 08:11am

Replies: 9 Two- or Three- Point FGA per NFHS and NCAA Men's/Women's Rules. Views: 2,718 Posted By Robert Goodman I'd go off-rulebook and award 100 points plus... I'd go off-rulebook and award 100 points plus anyone in the gym to take home as a one-off sex partner, willing or unwilling.

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