Comments On NFHS Changes

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

IMO to make him ask again makes you an annoying irritant.

We're already annoying irritants - we know the rules and they don't. And to top it all off, we don't care who wins. How annoying is that?

Originally Posted by Brad

BINGO. This "micro-dotting" of the rules is something that tends to get a lot of officials in trouble with coaches. Just because you are technically right doesn't mean that you are doing the right thing as far as common sense / game management is concerned.

Again, 99% of the time, it probably won't get you in trouble. But, it's the 1% that will get you in trouble. I don't think it's "micro-dotting" at all. How would you respond to a coach who tells you at the pre-game that he wants you to call a TO every time the other team goes on a run of 10 straight points? You going to allow that as well? Where do you draw the line as to how far ahead a coach can ask for the TO? Of course I want to know in advance if a coach is going to want a TO, so I can keep an eye on him/her and grant it as soon as possible. That certainly is good game management and common sense. I have never had a coach tell me it's an irritant to nod again for verification when I look at them right after the FT. I think most coaches understand when they can request a TO; those that don't, well, IDGA*!