Don't buy too many bean bags this year, word is Fed is switching to blue instead of white next year.

Grant,my crew switched to blue this year as we feel they will be easier to find.

However, I found it interesting that you didn't post this rumor on your own site.

How would blue be earier to find, except in a snow storm?

Well in theory if it landed right on a white line, but the snowstorm is a problem for a lot of people too.

Which would explain why a question on the Part II test was blue bean bags were mandatory or something similiar.

WM

That's on the rules test?

You had a question on the exam about a blue bean bag?
I took the National Exam tonite --and didn't have that one.
Was it the National exam you took --or a local one?

I think I saw it on the mechanics exam.

I cannot see them forcing the officials to change to blue but at least giving them the option to "legally" use them if the entire crew uses them.

Mechanics exam??
We don't have one in N. C.
Interesting.

Mechanics Examination question 97 under the 'Time-out Procedure', Miscellaneous:

97. A blue bean bag to mark non-penalty spots is mandatory. (T/F)

WM

Blue bean bag NOT required
 

Of course, the answer to question 97 is false. I am looking
at the five-official officiating mechanics examination answer
key. They site page 10, which actually specifies...
"All officials must have proper equipment: essentials are a whistle, penalty marker, white bean bag bag to mark nonpenalty spots, game card, pencil and rubber bands or some device to keep track of the down number."

I know that blue bean bags are acceptable, too.

I think they will allow the use of any colored bean bags, they might say "white or blue" but I don't think they will force you to use blue.

I find it interesting of grantsrc to start this rumor, refer us to his website, which then has no factual support and does not even contain a link regarding blue bean bags.

I find it interesting that no mention of allowing blue bean bags was made at the NFHS Rules Committee Meeting in January 2005.

I find it interesting that no mention of allowing blue bean bags was made at the NFHS Rules Interpreters Meeting in July 2005.

I find it interesting that a member of the Officials Manual Committee states there has been no mention of promoting blue bean bags at their meetings and that rather the opposite is true, they are stressing that white bean bags are the only approved NFHS color, (see officials manual page 10.)

All things considered, I believe I can safely say, "Nice try grantsrc, but your little rumor contains no factual support!"

[Edited by KWH on Aug 31st, 2005 at 04:17 PM]

Interesting....