|
Attendance:
T. Tani, R. Dial, G. David, M. Jacobs, J. McDowall, C.
Fix, J. Sweeney, J. Dibble, B. Kleiner, K. Smith, B.
Woo, P. Bethe
Call to
order, 7:05 p.m.
New
Business (T. Tani)
1.
Forthcoming Meetings.
First Monday of month, Oct. 7th, Nov. 11th, Dec.
2nd. Please
note new start time, by member request, 7:00 p.m.
2.
Distribution of Law Books.
3.
Review of 2002 Law Changes.
Full descriptions previously sent by e-mail, also
posted on RRSNY website.
a.
Blood bin – 15 min. actual time limit.
b.
Cannot move to stop penalty kick at goal
(i.e. no Eales plays)
c.
All kick-offs are drop kicks – tees may
only be used for kicks at goal.
d.
At 22 meter drop out, if ball kicked into
opponents in goal and immediately made dead or if kicked
through opponents in goal over dead ball line or
touch-in-goal line, then defending team has option of
scrum at center of kicking team’s 22 meter line or
kick again (i.e. treated akin to a kickoff situation).
e.
May not tackle any player in the air,
except may tackle a player in the air to prevent the
scoring of a try (i.e. may tackle player diving for try
line).
f.
Player on his feet may pull ball from
player on ground (tackled or otherwise), even before
player on ground has had opportunity to play the ball.
Player on feet must truly be on feet, not
leaning, levering, etc., and must play from proper
onside position.
g.
Kicks in play which are charged down and
go directly into touch – lineout is where kick touched
by opponent or where ball crosses line of touch,
whichever is closer to the defending side (i.e.
non-kicking side) try line (i.e. advantage to kicking
team).
h.
Lineout – player must not leave after
approaching line except in peeling off movement (i.e. no
huddle plays). Can
pregrip anywhere on shorts, support thighs or above for
front supporter and buttocks or above for rear
supporter. Receiver
(i.e. scrumhalf) coming into gap in lineout may be
supported to take throw, but may not be a supporter
(i.e. lifter) and may not be supported as a decoy
receiver. Also,
receiver may not switch with jumper before throw, but
rather must join at gap and be supported.
i.
Voluntary knock-on illegal even if caught
by same player before ball hits ground or another
player, object, etc.
j.
Scrums – scrumhalf must hold ball on
even axis when putting into scrum.
k.
TV Match Official – may be consulted in
try situation where foul play involved.
l.
Quick tap off penalty in scrum situation
– No referee mark until scrums disengage.
May take quick tap directly behind where mark
should be awarded (i.e. behind #8), not to side of
scrum. Defending
side offside line is 10-meters from mark, not 10 meters
from tap. Referee
may disallow quick-tap for safety reasons.
m.
Goalpost padding – reinstated from
earlier versions of laws, must be at least 2 inches
thick and at least 5 feet from ground in height.
Any
Old Business or Other Business
4.
Sideline Ropes (J. Dibble).
Should run all the way down sidelines, not just
between 22 meter lines.
Special
Presentation, Coaching/Evaluation Comment Summary (J.
McDowall)
5.
Scrum.
Most senior clubs will come on “Engage”.
Some colleges like “Crouch, Pause, Touch,
Engage” verbal sequence.
Clarify at pre-game instruction with front rows,
scrumhalves, and replacements.
May call Hold/Engage or Crouch/Hold/Engage as
verbal sequence, but use consistent terminology
throughout.
6.
Evaluations.
Goal to get more people coaching and eval
sessions this season, especially those not viewed last
season. Mostly
coaching, with full eval for pre-exchange matches.
7.
Assignments/Promotion.
All refs eligible for promotion.
Limiting factors include personal commitments,
fitness, etc. Goal
will be to distribute assignments equitably.
Refs should try to get reports from out of
territory evaluators and coaches whenever possible,
including when picking up matches “on the fly” when
travelling, on vacation, etc.
Don Morrison now supporting Northeast refs, plus
local evaluators Gene Weil, Peter Simpson, T.A.
Fitzpatrick, Jem McDowall, Tom Tani.
All C! and above refs eligible and encouraged to
coach lower grade refs.
8.
Possition at Tackle/Ruck/Maul.
Move in/move out; communicate; focus on and
prevent offsides; focus on and encourage releases
(ball/player); see website for full details per game
management document.
9.
Communication.
Whistle/signal/talk.
Loud, clear, decisive voice.
Consistent terminology.
10.
Foul Play.
See document on website.
Comprehensive discussion on red/yellow card
procedure. Need
reports for patterns of behavior versus isolated
incidents. Write-ups
for physical foul play or verbal abuse rather than
repeated infringement of technical provisions.
Note flashpoints, and try to diffuse situation
proactively.
11.
Game Management Document.
On website, recently updated.
12.
Fitness.
Need to be fit to be properly positioned at
tackle. 50%
of game is tackle situation.
13.
9/11 Tournament.
Saturday, Sept. 7th at Travers Island
(NYAC facility). Matches
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Meeting
adjourned 8:05 p.m.
|
