Sunday, February 10, 2008

Just how many times do we need to say these things?

The same points are reminded here again for the safety of participants of this game.
1. Sideline warnings - it is becoming apparent that one team is having a number of sideline warnings for coaches standing in the area between the sideline and the sideline numbers that mark the coaches/players box area. After posting on here a very serious injury that occurred to an assistant coach who has not worked his job or a game since he sustained the injury we still have coaching staff in the wrong area. This is a serious matter that must be addressed by the club.
Just to clarify that the penalty will always be on the head coach even if he is not the one standing in the wrong spot. That it will be 2 warnings, 5 yards for the third and 15 for the fourth and subsequent infraction or whatever the Referee deems necessary to get the head coach to understand that it is his responsibility to have all team personnel behind the orange numbers on the sideline. You shouldn't need clarification half way through a game.

2. Use of helmet - it DOESN"T matter if your hands touch an opponent first and then you use your helmet illegally. It is a safety issue for you and your opponent. So why do players persist in arguing about this? Whipping your head back and then forward to make contact with your helmet is a deliberate act to punish your opponent and falls under the category of a flagrant foul.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/flagrant
Flagrant fouls also draw an ejection.

Grant Martin

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I second that.