IRI - Dates, Info and Rule Ideas

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by CalTran

I tried that in Oklahoma and simply received a stern talking to by one of the refs and almost kicked off the field... I recall seeing a video on CD of a student doing that and the ref standing in close proximity not caring. Is there a specific rule that frowns upon this action?

Originally Posted by P.J.

As far as I know, no there is not. However, I am a little fuzzier on the rules that were never an issue at competitions I reffed, and no one ever tried anything like this at those competitions. But I could see how this would be frowned upon, something like modifying the field elements before a match.

I could see someone construing that as damaging the field, especially if you were really going at it.