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Also, the rulebook states that if you are going to use a PTS system the refs better be trained...
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Where does the rulebook say this? 
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It's on page 84 of the casebook, Tony. Under the heading state association adoptions it is the first play. 7 situation A.
It says that the timing device shall not be used unless the state association has approved its use and the game officials have been properly instructed/trained on how to use the equipment.
I personally don't care that much about the PT device. I have never used it, but I think I could learn to use it in about 5 minutes in the hallway and I might even blow the whistle in the pregame warmup a couple of times just to test it.
The switch from 2 to 3 is more serious for me. I am totally against it. If you use 2 all year long, you should use 2 in the post-season. If you use 3 all year, then use 3 in the playoffs. I do believe that it has an effect. I also don't want to see associations bring in guys that work 4 or 5 HS games while working college games all season to do the playoff games on the pretense that they have the 3 whistle training and the guys who did the HS games all season don't. JMHO