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B. A runs along the sideline and steps out. He is unaware he stepped out as is the Defense, who knocks him out of bounds (again) before the whistle. The play killed itself yet do you have a flag? I don't. C. Players and coaches expect whistles. D. If the plays kill themselves why ever have a whistle? |
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If you are talking about the officials manual it says things like "Find ball before sounding whistle." "Actually see ball in possession of runner who is down or forward progress stopped." "Before sounding whistle see the ball and be certain ball is dead." Many times by the time you actually find the ball it would be stupid to sound the whistle as everyone has already stopped playing. B. You should learn the rules. "No player or non player shall: Charge into or throw an opponent to the ground after he is obviously out of the play, or after the ball is clearly dead either in or out of bounds." Just because the ball is dead does not mean it is a foul if the defense knocks the runner down. In your play the ball was not clearly dead to any of the players so it would not be a foul. C. Why do you care about them? D. The whistle is used to get people's attention. |
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We had this last night. WR from the home team has a toenail OB, and we're slow on the whistle. He keeps running in bounds, and is hit 10 yards downfield. At halftime coach is whining about it being a late hit, how I missed it, blah blah.
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A. The book (officials manual--the "book that tells us how to officiate") says the following about the whistle: "sounding the whistle sharply contributes to the reduction of fouls" "When ball becomes dead sound whistle quickly and loudly" "find ball before sounding whistle" "When sounding whistle, do it wuickly and loudly" "move in quickly to be certain all action stops on whistle" "be ready to assist covering official after whistle has sounded" ** I did not find the following in the book (although some are true statements) "if you never blow your whistle, you will never have an inadvertant whistle" "Blow the whistle once the ball is down in your area-unless you don't want to" "all players should know when the play is dead regardless of their distance from the ball, so heck with them" B. I am pretty good on the rules, thanks. You missed the point. If a runner steps out and we don't have a whistle, the likelihood that he will be hit again (unnecessarily as he is already down) is much higher. Blow your stinkin whistle and let everyone know that the play is over. C. Are you kidding. The players are the ones who we are paid (quite handsomely. I think we would all agree) to protect. Blowing the whistle is designed to halt contact between players. Less contact equals less injury). The players rely (as they should) on that notice to let them know that the play is over. If they are not in position to see the runner it is the ONLY way they will know when the play is over. As for the coaches, they have far more invested in the game than we do. Sometimes their jobs depend upon it. To say that their opinions and that of the players don't matter leads me to believe that you are one of those officials that thinks that the game is about him. Enough said. D. You are right. The whistle is used to get people's attention. The players, to alert them that the down is over by rule. That is why I prefer to have a whistle at the end of each down when possible. |
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We want a whistle on every play, too, but I don't think it's good practice to think of the whistle as a device to "protect" players. That mentality leads to IWs, IMO.
I once overheard a BJ talk about how he likes to give a quick whistle on a fair catch and it's exactly the opposite of what we talk about on my crew. I want the BJ to have the whistle out of his mouth and ensure possession before he even starts the whistle up to the mouth. The signal protects the player -- a quick whistle could lead us to the most draconian IW result imaginable. |
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To me the thought of not having a whistle at some point on every play is just crazy. If not having a whistle on some plays was a good idea, the NFL and NCAA would follow that. They have whistles on EVERY play, as should high school. A late whistle is better then NO whistle. I can't believe that is a mechanic in other states.
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I preach slow whistles to my crew on every play. If you don't see the ball and the ball is not in your primary area don't blow the darn whistle. Most IW are just plain bad mechanics.
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I preach slow whistles to my crew on every play. If you don't see the ball and the ball is not in your primary area don't blow the darn whistle. Most/all IW are just plain bad mechanics.
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