Today We Will Not . . .

[BillyMac]

Freddy: As you make changes to this work in progress, using suggestions from just another ref, Cobra, and any other Forum members, please be sure to eventually post your final draft.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Freddy: As you make changes to this work in progress, using suggestions from just another ref, Cobra, and any other Forum members, please be sure to eventually post your final draft.

See edited portions in italics as this is a "change as suggested changes are submitted" document.

[silverpie]

“In the event of a ‘pass and crash’, the L will stay with the crash and the lead will remain attentive to the pass.”

I thought the L was the lead‽

[JugglingReferee]

Excellent, Freddy! Thanks!

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by silverpie

“In the event of a ‘pass and crash’, the L will stay with the crash and the lead will remain attentive to the pass.”

I thought the L was the lead‽

And that is not the way we do it here....

Each official takes the half of the play closer to them. Pass to the lead's side, lead takes the pass while trial takes the crash. Pass to the trail's side, trail takes the pass while lead stays with the crash. This gives a lot better coverage than the lead trying to cover a pass to the trail's corner.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Each official takes the half of the play closer to them. Pass to the lead's side, lead takes the pass. Pass to the trail's side, trail takes the pass. Trail does the opposite. This gives a lot better coverage than the lead trying to cover a pass to the trail's corner.

Sounds like what we do. We stay in our primary for the pass, and the other official takes the crash in the lane.

[Eastshire]

Our association has been instructed that we are not to use the whistle to acknowledge subs because the horn does that just fine.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Our association has been instructed that we are not to use the whistle to acknowledge subs because the horn does that just fine.

Great point. Better do what your association requires in this instance.
Two observations from a former skeptic regarding this "whistle in the subs" thing, which is new in our state:
1) It has served to expedite substitutions a little better, especially in instances where the horn for subs isn't always as reliable as it should be; horn or no horn, players are getting into the habit of waiting for and regarding the whistle.
2) It also prompts the "that guy" partner to note that his partner has subs coming in and thus serves as an extra alert for him (sad that he even needs it, I know) to look at that official and regard his stop sign before making the ball live.
I didn't expect these beneficial outcomes, but am gratified to see them.
Skeptic won over.