coin toss

[Rich]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by KWH

Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser

Rich-
You appear to have an answer for everything, but fail to provide a solution for any of the issues.
I thought the quesion I ask was pretty legit, so, why don't you prove me wrong and provide some constructive input?
If you forgot the question I will repeat it:
Absent of a microphone, how would you signal to the press box that the winner of the overtime coin toss has elected to go on defense?

My comment was intended to show that this is a non-issue. You make it sound as if you need a manual to tell you what to do.

We were having a legitimate conversation about a coin toss and you typed in a section of the manual and said "Enough said" as if that was a useful answer. Many of us use the manual as a guide, not as a prescription. You make it sound as if, absent the manual, there is a hole in your officiating repertoire.

Turn the teams around, tap the winning team on the shoulder and then signal a first down.

--Rich

[JugglingReferee]

This season I have adopted the defer signal and because if this thread will adopt the defending an end signal, and the OT mechanics discussed here.

Cool.

I think I'm a better official now.

[VicPalomino]

This may have already been answered in the string 64 other responses I'm following but:

If home (the winner of the toss) chooses to defend a goal, the visitors sitll have the choice of kick or receive. In other words, home can choose to defend the east goal, and the visitors can choose to kick to them.

In the second half, the visitors would have the choice, kick/recieve or defend a goal.