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Originally Posted by BktBallRef
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The advice says
"often" not always. There is a news video of this incident on the NFHS forum wherein the quoted Officials Assocciation spokesperson really makes himself and his association look like horse's backsides. The more he explained his position the more ridiculous and pompous he looked. The position they took is really dumb and excessive down to the gnat's eyelash level.
The problem with any "Zero Tolerance" application of any rule is that it removes the judgment factor from decision making which usually produces some sort of really stupid, extreme conclusion, from time to time, such as this one.
I don't know about the specific language of the local Official's Association, but I can tell you there is no specification for whistle color in the NFHS manuals. Sometimes in life, rules for adults don't necessarily extend to children, and vice versa, and that's just the way life is.