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Post by mdunham on Aug 11, 2018 19:31:21 GMT -6
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Post by Chris Clement on Aug 11, 2018 20:11:03 GMT -6
There will be much wringing of the hands, and then people will move one.
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Post by bobgoodman on Aug 12, 2018 9:08:44 GMT -6
Mass. started using Fed football rules in the late 1970s, and were the last state ass'n to switch to them (Texas's never did). Anybody remember when they switched back to NCAA? I think it was within the past decade.
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Post by jgordon1 on Aug 12, 2018 10:46:36 GMT -6
I coached in MA in 2000 and they were using NCAA rules then..we were flexbone so it was awesome. What about all the turf fields that are set up as NCAA
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Post by bobgoodman on Aug 12, 2018 11:36:54 GMT -6
I coached in MA in 2000 and they were using NCAA rules then..we were flexbone so it was awesome. Then they used Fed rules for only 2 decades or less. Paint them just the way grass fields are painted. I've seen it done on turf fields. The only hard part was when they had different width goals. In many cases on shared fields they just used posts that were non-regulation for one or the other, but I've also seen temporary attachments as uprights. I don't know of any fields where they changed the goals for the different widths as needed as they'd install & remove soccer goals on the football field.
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Post by dubber on Aug 15, 2018 11:59:32 GMT -6
The 10-1 vote, with one abstention, followed a 19-0 decision by the association’s Tournament Management Committee in March to use NFHS rules for all eligible sports, eliminating any inconsistencies — and risk of possible litigation.
Sounds like it was this TMC that made the change and forced Mass to adopt the Fed.
Any idea on the why?
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Post by Defcord on Aug 15, 2018 16:53:12 GMT -6
The 10-1 vote, with one abstention, followed a 19-0 decision by the association’s Tournament Management Committee in March to use NFHS rules for all eligible sports, eliminating any inconsistencies — and risk of possible litigation.Sounds like it was this TMC that made the change and forced Mass to adopt the Fed. Any idea on the why? The last line seems to make it sound like CYA for the state. Maybe thinking 48 other states do it one way and that could put them in a situation if a player was injured with a rule that differs between NFHS and NCAA in a negligible position.
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Post by dubber on Aug 15, 2018 17:33:37 GMT -6
The 10-1 vote, with one abstention, followed a 19-0 decision by the association’s Tournament Management Committee in March to use NFHS rules for all eligible sports, eliminating any inconsistencies — and risk of possible litigation.Sounds like it was this TMC that made the change and forced Mass to adopt the Fed. Any idea on the why? The last line seems to make it sound like CYA for the state. Maybe thinking 48 other states do it one way and that could put them in a situation if a player was injured with a rule that differs between NFHS and NCAA in a negligible position. That could be.....I actually think ncaa rules around cutting make the game safer.......it is inconsistency in the FBZ that leads to injuries
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Post by Chris Clement on Aug 15, 2018 20:57:44 GMT -6
Or maybe they were just tired of the hassle of being different for no reason. Or maybe they're planning a Pan-New England league, Jackman to New London.
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Post by Defcord on Aug 16, 2018 5:50:26 GMT -6
The last line seems to make it sound like CYA for the state. Maybe thinking 48 other states do it one way and that could put them in a situation if a player was injured with a rule that differs between NFHS and NCAA in a negligible position. That could be.....I actually think ncaa rules around cutting make the game safer.......it is inconsistency in the FBZ that leads to injuries I don't disagree with you, but in our litigious society common sense doesn't always rule the day.
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