NFHS Penalty Announcement

[Rich]

A while now. Subtle change in the manual, from "will not" to "may."

I always thought that particular prohibition was downright silly.


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[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Rich

A while now. Subtle change in the manual, from "will not" to "may."

I always thought that particular prohibition was downright silly.

Why would you ever write in the rules what someone may do? Why not just eliminate verbiage referring to any such thing?

That's not the only example of surplus verbiage. Who needs a passage describing the object of the game? The rules tell you how to keep score, tell you the greater score wins; why not just leave it to one's imagination that each team would try to win? If a team for some reason tries to lose, what's the penalty, a forfeit?

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by Rich

A while now. Subtle change in the manual, from "will not" to "may." I always thought that particular prohibition was downright silly.
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My understanding of the practice's origin was to advise the offending team coach, who specifically violated a rule, so that coach could take whatever personalized corrective measures to teach the player to avoid such problems in the future.

Still don't comprehend why the spectators need to know the identity of the fouling player (could be that TV and "latest technology" had something to do with it) but it's actual purpose and value, or publicly announcing identity of the perpetrator, escape me.

Announcing, and explaining, the violation makes sense as it helps spectators understand what is happening.