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Re: Rough Play in Rack N Roll

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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post
I witnessed some VERY rough play in rack and roll, I mean, back up at 03 Stack Attack levels, and it never got penalized. I mean, it seems like the rules go through a lot of trouble to explain that this is not the way to play the game. I mean, hard hitting. Robots penetrating others, etc.

Has anyone witnessed "the yellow flag" being given? Or even a rough play penalty?

To me, the referees seem scared to give penalties. Lessons Learned 2005 is probably at fault for that.
At UCF, I only know of one yellow card given--to 744, in the match where they were eliminated. (A moot point, basically.) Most roughness penalties generally manifested themselves by yanking a low ringer off the rack, with its associated effects.
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