Game Announcers ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bainsey

That's not the role of the PA announcer.

I don't think so either. We agree. But without guidelines from a state interscholastic sports governing body, how can we back up our decision to prohibit this type of (not unsporting) announcing?

Foul shots? OK. Field goals? OK. Assists? OK. Personal fouls? OK. Team fouls? OK. One minute warning? OK. Personal point totals, and fouls at halftime? OK. Most of us that have been around the block a few times can agree on that, I'm sure.

Now let's have some fun. Steals? Rebounds? Blocked shots? Nice screens? "Assist" before an assist? Scores from other conference, or league, games going on at the same time? Do you see where this is going? Who says what can, or can't, be announced?

If you want to leave it up to me, as the referee, in that game, that night, fine. I'll do my best. But what's to keep this from becoming one of those issues like the "Fashion Police"? "The official the other night let her play with that on."