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Gyroscope

Gyroscope

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Chris, you wrote:
"Now, if it's ruled by the refs that player B was NOT playing on, then the hits on Player B are valid, and he gets the playing on penalty, even if player A thinks the hits are not valid."

Did you mean to type:
"Now, if it's ruled by the refs that player B was NOT playing on, then the hits on Player A are valid, and he gets the playing on penalty, even if player A thinks the hits are not valid."

If you typed exactly what you meant to type, then my simple monkey brain is still confused, and I need further elucidation, or at least a shiny object or food to distract me.

If my proofreading of your above quote is correct, then i am a happy monkey, and I will take a nap now.
 
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raehl

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Right...

Your proofreading is correct, I typed the wrong thing.

- Chris
 
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bluelite

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Ok. I got home from work and read all the posts and have to agree with Raehl for the most part. I think we should eliminate the grey area for refs in playing on instances by eliminating the obvious/inobvious hits distinction. Mainly because I believe that inobvious hits are a very rare occurrence. I can't think of a single time that I was struck by a paintball, regardless of where on my person or gear, that I was unaware that I had been struck. I have been struck many times in areas that I could not check and had to call for a ref or one of my teammates to give me the go-ahead to play, but I cannot think of a time when I have been struck that I was unaware of the striking. I'm not saying it's impossible, just unlikely. I believe it becomes more unlikely the more talented and experienced your players get as well. While the average driver may not get much tactile info from their car, a nascar professional would be receiving tons of info just from tires meeting pavement. The more talented and experienced the player, the more aware they are (or should be) of everything that is going on around them. I don't believe for an instance that they are unaware of the bits and pieces that get tugged or knicked that they need to get checked. I believe they just refuse to do it because everyone seems to buy into this adrenaline-induced tunnel-vision myth pervading our sport wherein the speed and rush of the game takes away your ability to feel and see that you have been struck. I just don't buy it and don't think our refs should have to either.
 
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