In a message dated 9/6/98 7:06:29 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
 
<<Ah -
sorry about the bandwidth folks.  But can't they write rules that allow
flexibility for situations?>>
 
Actually, if you think about it....they can't. Then they would likely read
something like
 
"no player shall hold an opponent in a such a manner that actually impedes
that player from having the opportunity to score a goal".
 
Can you imagine the arguments this definition would create? As a sports
official that has worked up to the outskirts of the college level in both
lacrosse and football, I can say there is the book rule, and then there is the
game rule...and both can be quite different. That still creates problems of
course...but I think to a lesser extent.
 
Randy May
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