It's about time...

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by CT1

The point of the memo (if you read it completely) was to let players away from the ball know when to stop. Voice-only might work when it's a long run or one-on-one pass (typical BJ coverage plays), but on plays in congested areas we really need the whistle.

I worked two HS games just this past season where the noise level was so high I could barely hear whistles on the field from a few yards away. I shudder to think what might have happened if I had some "no-blows" on my crew.

Seems like ANOTHER example that, "One size NEVER, EVER fits all". Properly sounding your whistle is proper and appropriate, most times, but relying exclusively on your voice works just as well other times.

We all know you should never kill a play, you didn't SEE die, although the second or 3rd whistle doesn't kill anything, that's the exclusive responsibility of the 1st whistle, that was hopefully blown for the proper reason.