I agree that I feel most times I'm raising and chopping the table is not aware.
I held your same fundemental question UNTIL I was involved in my first incredibly loud game situation.
In short - they could not HEAR a the whistle because of crowd noise.
It is a mechanic that has a purpose and sometimes becomes critically important.
__________________
"Sports do not build character. They reveal it" - Heywood H. Broun
"Officiating does not build character. It reveal's it" - Ref Daddy
|