A Chip Off The Old Block

[bainsey]

A few years ago, there was an instruction from above that it has become increasingly acceptable to say two syllables when announcing colors. The older officials in the room cringed.

If I can, I say "purple" instead of "blue." It's not that hard to spit out two syllables, and besides, purple is NOT blue (says the guy whose tax dollars goes to a purple-wearing school). If I have a partner than insists on one syllable, I'll conform for the sake of the team, but otherwise, I'd rather be accurate.

Last year, I had a partner in my age bracket who insisted on "blue" instead of "purple." Strangely enough, it was the HOME (white) team that asked me why we were saying "blue." I'd had to resist the urge of replying, "ask my partner."

Originally Posted by bainsey

Last year, I had a partner in my age bracket who insisted on "blue" instead of "purple." Strangely enough, it was the HOME (white) team that asked me why we were saying "blue." I'd had to resist the urge of replying, "ask my partner."

I said "burgandy" once this year. If two, why not three??

[rekent]

Originally Posted by bainsey

The older officials in the room cringed.

A young official just did too.

Originally Posted by seanwestref

I said "burgandy" once this year. If two, why not three??

And again, although cringe might be an understatement...

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by seanwestref

I said "burgandy" once this year. If two, why not three??

We had a team in an independent league many years ago which wore this color. One official said burgundy, while another said maroon. I still said "red."

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by seanwestref

I said "burgandy" once this year. If two, why not three??

We're discussing basketball, not what you order at the bar.

[icallfouls]

I don't see referees being asked to confirm school colors to make sure that we are correctly identifying each team.

I'm not giving the ball to "caribean green"

[Raymond]

Because of my color-blindness I will often confirm with my partner(s) what colors we are calling the teams. Never once in my 12 seasons of officiating has a single person ever called a team by a 2-syllable color.

[Rich]

The only change I've made in 26 years is that I do not call "orange" red anymore.

[#olderthanilook]

If I'm the R, pink is white if their opponent is red. If opponent something other than red, then pink is red.

Purple is blue. Schools choosing purple for a color must suffer. They brought it on themselves.

Orange is red. Esp those nuts that wear the Texas burnt orange. Fugly.

Yellow is always Gold.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

I don't see referees being asked to confirm school colors to make sure that we are correctly identifying each team.

I'm not giving the ball to "caribean green"

This. If their feelings get hurt when I say "blue" instead of "purple," they have problems beyond my pay grade.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

I'm not giving the ball to "caribean green"

What's Billy Ocean got to do with this?

Anyway, I go with "Gold" instead of "Yellow." One syllable is fine, provided there is some accuracy.

Scarlet? Maroon? Nuh-uh, "RED." I don't understand any hang-ups with "brown" or "pink," though no-one around here wears those colors.

The one that throws me off is that deeply dark navy blue. Can't tell whether that's blue or black sometimes.

[rockyroad]

We have two local high schools here in the area who pooled resources and bought pink uniforms for their girls programs. Each year they play a game that is used as a fundraiser for cancer research...get big donations from local companies, pack out the gym, have cancer survivors honored at halftime, etc.

The uniforms they bought are dark pink (?) and really light pink. The home team wears the light color, and visitors wear the dark. They alternate home and away each year.

Have worked that game the last two years, and we call them "light" and "dark". First time a ball got knocked oob, I hit whistle and called "Pink" and both girls headed over to inbound the ball...so light and dark seem to work well.

[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

We have two local high schools here in the area who pooled resources and bought pink uniforms for their girls programs. Each year they play a game that is used as a fundraiser for cancer research...get big donations from local companies, pack out the gym, have cancer survivors honored at halftime, etc.

The uniforms they bought are dark pink (?) and really light pink. The home team wears the light color, and visitors wear the dark. They alternate home and away each year.

Have worked that game the last two years, and we call them "light" and "dark". First time a ball got knocked oob, I hit whistle and called "Pink" and both girls headed over to inbound the ball...so light and dark seem to work well.

Red and white

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by bainsey

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If I can, I say "purple" instead of "blue." It's not that hard to spit out two syllables, and besides, purple is NOT blue (says the guy whose tax dollars goes to a purple-wearing school).

Purple is a shade of Blue however

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by OKREF

Purple is a shade of Blue however

Not if Roy G. Biv is your partner.