Re: Don't like it
 

"Ri'm rorry, Reorge. Ri ron't rike rhe ridea!"

I'm with Brian
 

No, it wouldn't. You're making a big deal out of nothing. A Fox40 costs $5 or $6. It does the job quite well. I don't think schools are worried about a little bit of salivia traveling through the air and landing on someone. it's ludicrous.

The Fox40 blows but your idea sucks! :)

[Edited by BktBallRef on Mar 28th, 2001 at 09:46 PM]

Re: I'm with Brian
 

BktBallRef,

Nothing personal, but replies like that sure do reek of the "no outsiders" attitude. If others (non-officials) choose to visit our website and ask for our opinions or thoughts, we should oblige.

I wouldn't use it
 

but somebody else might. I wouldn't pay $35+ for a gadget plus batteries and a charger when I can use a cheaper and proven fox 40 for $4.50. Also, on more of a side bar, we are referee's. We BLOW a whistle just like football, volleyball, etc.. too much of a hassle to change something so important to the game - and too much room for error.

By the way, in women's NCAA, the Lead official blows the whistle before administering a throw-in on the baseline or on the sideline, free-throw line and down as long as the ball is staying in the frontcourt. This may be why you we hear the whistle more often.

Re: Re: I'm with Brian
 

We should oblige??? This is an open forum and "outsiders" are certainly welcome to ask for opinions. He asked, I obliged. I didn't have to but chose to. And I was just echoing Brian's sentiments. Bottom line, this is just spam. Some guy who has no interest in this forum and is just trying to sell something.

Nothing personal but that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.

50 times maybe. Unless its a 5th/6th grade game and we have 50 jumpballs alone. Then its more like 200 times!

I honestly wouldn't use one for the reasons others have mentioned. Batteries, whistles are cheap, maintenance, failure at critical times, etc. Unless it proved itself in some other area, it would be difficult to sell this device to officials. Whistles have been around for a long time.

You're right, we could carry a whistle for emergencies. But what if my "whistle/horn" thingy goes dead? I switch to my trusty fox, now we have two guys using the "whistle/horn" thingy, and I have a fox.

I think that would cause problems.

The only sport this might have a chance in is volleyball, even then I would be leary of using it.

Steven,

When blowing the whistle, the last thing that the official normally does is put air in the whistle. Before that, a hand or fist is being raised as a mechanic. By blowing last, it gives the official one last split second to reconsider what he/she has seen and maybe allow the game to continue.

The way you described your PRODUCT, whenever a fist was clenched around the sensors the device would sound. This would take away the last chance for making a call that should not be made.

This would be a product much more feasible for other sports, such as football or volleyball, where the action is dead normally before the official needs to sound his whistle.

I would not consider using this for basketball, unless it was hoop-it-up.

Bigwhistle- excellent reasoning!

Bigwhistle,
You are right on the money, as I was reading the replies, I kept thinking about our mechanics, Blow whistle, raise hand and point or give some sort of single. I think having something on the wrist or palm would get in the way. What about the official who makes the block call and sells it. I don't know about everyone else, but if I go to give the block signal with some authority, I have probably broke this device!

AK ref SE