Use Your Pink Whistles This Week ...

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

Ask your state how they want this handled. If they want the rule enforced, then one technical will be charged to the head coach for allowing his players to play with an illegal uniform. He will lose his coaching box privileges.

On the other hand, if the state allows an exception for this (which I hope they would), then play on.

The state is allowing the use of Pink uniforms, what I mean is color wise would you say white or pink when calling fouls/violations?

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by chseagle

The state is allowing the use of Pink uniforms, what I mean is color wise would you say white or pink when calling fouls/violations?

...red.

[APG]

Originally Posted by chseagle

The state is allowing the use of Pink uniforms, what I mean is color wise would you say white or pink when calling fouls/violations?

Weird question...

I'd go with red.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by chseagle

The state is allowing the use of Pink uniforms, what I mean is color wise would you say white or pink when calling fouls/violations?

Salmon.

[APG]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Salmon.

Magenta

[RobbyinTN]

Originally Posted by chseagle

The state is allowing the use of Pink uniforms, what I mean is color wise would you say white or pink when calling fouls/violations?

Depends on the uniform color of the opponents. If the opponents are Red (or a variation of red) I would go White, if opponent's uniforms are any other color and I would probably go Red.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by RobbyinTN

Depends on the uniform color of the opponents. If the opponents are Red (or a variation of red) I would go White, if opponent's uniforms are any other color and I would probably go Red.

The opposing team will be in black.

All I know is that it'll be only the girls varsity in the Pink Uniforms right now.

[ref2coach]

Originally Posted by RobbyinTN

Depends on the uniform color of the opponents. If the opponents are Red (or a variation of red) I would go White, if opponent's uniforms are any other color and I would probably go Red.

Why not say pink? It is not hard to pronounce, it is not mulit-syllable.

I have never understood why we can not use the real color of the jersey. Schools are proud of their school colors. Are there really any of us referees so tongue tied that we can not say orange or yellow or pink?

[chartrusepengui]

Originally Posted by ref2coach

Why not say pink? It is not hard to pronounce, it is not mulit-syllable.

I have never understood why we can not use the real color of the jersey. Schools are proud of their school colors. Are there really any of us referees so tongue tied that we can not say orange or yellow or pink?

We usually say the correct color- as long as it's not burnt umber or something.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by ref2coach

Why not say pink? It is not hard to pronounce, it is not mulit-syllable.

I have never understood why we can not use the real color of the jersey. Schools are proud of their school colors. Are there really any of us referees so tongue tied that we can not say orange or yellow or pink?

Try saying the color loud enough to be heard. Red, easy. Yellow, not so easy.

[ref2coach]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Try saying the color loud enough to be heard. Red, easy. Yellow, not so easy.

I call BS. With the smallest additional effort to enunciate you can be loud enough to be heard.

In a varsity contest that follows NFHS rules you have White and Something else. No matter how you pronounce the other color the players, table, coaches can tell it is either White or something else.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Try saying the color loud enough to be heard. Red, easy. Yellow, not so easy.

While I may not be as harsh as ref2coach, I too wonder why we need to use one-syllable colors? Can anyone point me to a mechanics manual, memo, or anything that spells this out? Or, is it possible this is one of those myths that has been carried forward from generation to generation, without any actual reasoning behind it? For those that want to play the "slippery-slope" card of not wanting to distiguish between burnt umber and magenta, how are those questions any different than any other non-real-world plays we come up with to discuss other rules? Can anyone actually give me a real-world example of a burnt umber uniform, or a team known as the Fighting Magenta Penguins? If not, then it probably doesn't apply.

But there is, for example, a high school conference close by that include two teams - the Purple Raiders and the Blue Devils. I've never understood the reasoning behind calling the Purple Raiders "blue", when that's not the color of their uniforms, mascot, team name, etc., and they happen to be playing an opponent that does have a blue team name, mascot, etc. It has always felt a little like we were disrespecting that team in that instance.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I too wonder why we need to use one-syllable colors?

Because that's the way God, and Dr. Naismith, intended it to be.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Because that's the way God, and Dr. Naismith, intended it to be.

So, um...which Verse, or which one of Dr. Naismith's Original Rules, refers to one-syllable colors?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ref2coach

Why not say pink? It is not hard to pronounce, it is not mulit-syllable.

I have never understood why we can not use the real color of the jersey. Schools are proud of their school colors. Are there really any of us referees so tongue tied that we can not say orange or yellow or pink?

If the players, fans, coaches, or admin are going to get upset with me for using a color that takes slightly less energy to say, let them. They're going to have a better reason to be mad at me before the game is over anyway, and they'll forget all about it.

If my partners started saying "purple," I'd probably join them, but this is an area where it's just as easy not to stand out.