New Protocol for Pregame Conference (NFHS)?

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Originally Posted by JRutledge

I did not know anyone was complaining. I think people need to ask their local people what to do on things an stop worrying about what little change that was made in a book that no one follows to that degree.

I normally wouldn't (and don't) reply to your posts, but GHSA doesn't consider the rule books and protocols to be suggestion manuals. They, and our better officiating organizations, are interested in consistency, fairness, and professionalism; the basketball in Augusta shouldn't be officated any differently in Rome, Valdosta, or Ranger.

I don't know if I've read anyone else who's consistently makes it seem as if officiating is a type of free-form act subject to the whims and desires of the "local people", or the individual. Reading your take on some of the issues discussed here makes one wonder why would so many people bother with establishing and maintaining a national body that should be blithy ignored in favor of willful freelancing.

Perhaps it's true, but I don't think they made this change just for change's sake, and the reason, and the change itself, made not be important to you, but it holds some curiousity and interest for me.