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Originally Posted by meaubry
What can or should be done?
Define what is considered allowable defensive actions. Post them on ever teams table on Thursday. FIRST must make sure everyone that is allowed to call penalties has the same interpretation - use past matches on Thursday when the ref's are trained, to make sure everyone of them is on the same page. I'll call it on the job training using the YMTC method. Also, I'd install the 2nd pair of eyes rule on penalties associated with G25 - two or more ref's need to agree in order for the penalty to stick.
Then, call penalties when those actions take place - starting when the first one is broken and be consistent throughout the tournament.
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This is exactly what needs to be done. G25 needs to be elaborated on with specific definitions in an effort to standardize the ref's calls across all regionals, throughout the entire regional. I would not have a problem with the call at the Midwest Regional had it been called prior to Saturday afternoon.
I forgot to do this in my first post - thank you to the referees. Without you guys, we wouldn't even be having this discussion right now, and that would be a bad thing. Thanks to all who volunteer their time to work these events.