"BLARGE" in NFHS

[Jway44]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Good luck with that. I wish I was that good. I imagine that the NCAA D1 officials that I have seen involved in blarges also wished that they had been that good too.

Here in NC our Varsity Association makes it a point of emphasis each year to be sure and give absolutely no preliminary signal at any time until you are positive that there has not been any other whistle blown. If there has been a double whistle, then there is a "nod" given from one ref to the other to take the call and go on. There are still guys that screw it up throughout the season, but the better officials do a nice job of it in our assosciation.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Jway44

There are still guys that screw it up throughout the season, but the better officials do a nice job of it in our assosciation.

But if you think that your better officials will never screw it up, you're just deluding yourself. That was my point.

[Jway44]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

But if you think that your better officials will never screw it up, you're just deluding yourself. That was my point.

Oh no. We are all human, therefore we will all screw up sooner or later. I am just saying that double whistles should always be discussed in the pre-game meeting so that it is fresh on the crews mind. There is no way to completely avoid it.