Crazy rule set

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Safety issue? The last time I saw a player scrapping with an official for the ball, that player was on their way out the door. In all seriousness, here should really be no way for a rubber band on an official's wrist to ever be a safety issue. And unless it is a super-rubberband, it's going to break a long time before it hurts someone.

As for the lanyard, it wouldn't be hard to invent a break-away lanyard. In fact, my employer provides them for our ID badges....one tug and its off. Since the NFHS and NCAA don't require such, it can't really be that big of a risk.

As for the professionalism of it...I fully agree, it doesn't look good.

Hey, I don't disagree that the safety of an official wearing a ring or rubberband is a very remote point. I'm only going by what I've been told. :shrug and smile:

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

As for the tourney officials not doing it...maybe, just maybe, it is because they have someone doing the books/table that is a wee bit more experienced and reliable.

And, it also might be because they've learned a better way to take care of it, and that is to simply remember it, along with the other skills they've acquired to get to that level.