PA announces player #

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by JugglingReferee

...As to what or what he can't say, the officials have no jurisdiction with that...
...It's a free country - the PA announcer can say whatever he wants.

While that may be true in Canada under 3-down football rules, it is not true here.
If the PA Announcer becomes a cheerleader, coach, an observer/critique of the officials, or is just a genuine overall pain in the a*s, then the home head coach he is warned once, (in my experiance, this course of action usually solves the problem.)
If the issue persists, an Unsportsmanlike Conduct Penalty is charged to the home team head coach, (in my experiance, this course of action DOES solve the problem.)

NFHS 1-1-6
The referee has authority to rule promptly, and in the spirit of good sportsmanship, on any situation not specifically covered in the rules. The referee's decisions are final in all matters pretaining to the game.

NCAA 1-1-6
All players, substitues, replaced players, coaches, trainers, cheerleaders in uniform, band members in uniform, mascots in uniform, commercial mascots, public-address announcers, audio and video system operaters, and other persons affiliated with the teams or institutions are subject to the rules and shall be goverened by the decision of the officials. Affiliated persons are those authorized within the team area.

"And that's about all I have to say about that!!!" - Forrest Gump