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What if You KNOW You Don't Know A Rule?
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So, as I study the 60+ page NFHS rule book along with the 90+ page case book, I realize (not that I didn't know, but now I REALLY know) that I don't know all the rules, and given the complexity and volume I likely will never know ALL the rules. What do you do in a game (especially when umping alone) if a play comes up and you don't know what the rule is, for example what a base award for a specific situation might be? You're not supposed to pull out the rule book during the game, right? So if not, do you just use your best judgment and wing it with a best guess?
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