Kids say the darndest things - funny

[BillyMac]

One syllable colors in my little corner of Connecticut. Been that way for over thirty years. Rookies are taught this like it was a "rule".

[Thumper68]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

One syllable colors in my little corner of Connecticut. Been that way for over thirty years. Rookies are taught this like it was a "rule".

As a rookie in my little corner of Kansas, I can assure that we are taught this as well. Seemed a little odd, but I have many other larger issues to work on.

[grunewar]

When I first started out, some of the senior officials did the "red" instead of "orange" and "blue" instead of "purple"..... I always thought it to be weird...... until I started living more and more in "Rome" and started doing it that way. Now, it's just normal for me too.

[bainsey]

Okay, other than "that's just the way it's done," can anyone give a solid reason why people insist on one syllable?

[Welpe]

That's how I was taught also. Guess I'm a lazy, poor official also.

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Okay, other than "that's just the way it's done," can anyone give a solid reason why people insist on one syllable?

Distinct and clear - no misunderstanding of what is said.

[APG]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Okay, other than "that's just the way it's done," can anyone give a solid reason why people insist on one syllable?

It's a lot easier to sell a close OOB call with distinction and clarity without confusion saying "red" rather than "magenta" or "maroon."

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by grunewar

When I first started out, some of the senior officials did the "red" instead of "orange" and "blue" instead of "purple"..... I always thought it to be weird...... until I started living more and more in "Rome" and started doing it that way. Now, it's just normal for me too.

It is also difficult to say two syllable words with a whistle in your mouth. That was the justification for why I did not do that early in my career.

Peace

[jeschmit]

I guess I'm in the minority here... I work with a lot of people who insist on changing the color to go with a one syllable color, but I think it's disrespectful to the team if you call them by the wrong color... Orange, purple and maroon it is for me!

[Rich]

I always hear an official (usually in a lower level game) say purple and the like and immediately think they're probably not trained all that well.

I will say "orange" because it can easily be done as one syllable. Otherwise, it's blue, red, gold, etc. for me.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by jeschmit

I guess I'm in the minority here... I work with a lot of people who insist on changing the color to go with a one syllable color, but I think it's disrespectful to the team if you call them by the wrong color... Orange, purple and maroon it is for me!

Disrespectful?

Some schools must hate me then b/c I'm color blind. Any team with a dark red/burgandy jersey is black to me.

[ga314ref]

Originally Posted by jeschmit

I guess I'm in the minority here... I work with a lot of people who insist on changing the color to go with a one syllable color, but I think it's disrespectful to the team if you call them by the wrong color... Orange, purple and maroon it is for me!

...this is one of the easiest ways to spot an inexperienced official.

[Adam]

The disrespect charge is just nonsense. The teams don't care, as long as you call out their color on an OOB call.

Sometimes, "the way it's always done" should be good enough, especially in the absence of a compelling reason for change. Single syllables here, and that includes "gold" for yellow.

I hadn't thought about it as an indicator of experience, but it might fit somewhere below back pedaling in the chart of red flags.

[APG]

Originally Posted by ga314ref

...this is one of the easiest ways to spot an inexperienced official.

While I don't agree with jeschmit, I can tell you first hand he's not an inexperienced official.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

It is also difficult to say two syllable words with a whistle in your mouth. That was the justification for why I did not do that early in my career.

Peace

Do you talk with the whistle in your mouth? I drop mine out of my mouth to talk (at least I think I do).