The Official Forum  

Go Back   The Official Forum > Football

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old Mon Sep 16, 2013, 06:56am
oc oc is offline
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 322
announcer

Are there NFHS rules covering guidelines for the announcer at Football games? Not recomendations but specific NFHS rules written in the book or a game administration manual? Case plays? What are they?
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old Mon Sep 16, 2013, 07:59am
Chain of Fools
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,648
Here is the 2010 NFHS Point of Emphasis verbiage in their PowerPoint presentation:

Sportsmanship and Public Address Announcers (Point of Emphasis):

PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCERS:
The public-address announcer contributes in a major way to the atmosphere for the event. This individual should never be an advocate from behind the microphone, and should always remember that this is an educational event that is taking place as an extension of the classroom. An effective public-address announcer is an individual who sets the proper atmosphere for the event by doing advance preparation for the game, having the proper voice quality, knowing the game and officials’ signals, knowing when to speak, and maintaining a professional approach to the game at all times. The unseen, but often-heard voice is an important part of the administration and the enjoyment of interscholastic events. To accomplish this, public-address announcers must:
not attempt to be bigger than the game or event by doing play-by-play or by providing commentary;
• be impartial, with announcements (written or impromptu ) being made with no show of favoritism, in a positive, non-disrespectful manner;
• understand that cheers and antics designed to incite the crowd for the purpose of gaining an advantage are inappropriate such as yelling, booing or heckling officials or their calls;
• use proper language at all times;
• treat the opposing coaches, participants, cheerleaders and their fans as guests;
never criticize players, coaches or officials.

Rules coverage comes under 1-1-4 through 8 and 9-9-1. If you have specific questions, I suggest you contact your state's governing body.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old Mon Sep 16, 2013, 08:39am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,875
From what I can tell, field announcers who do play-by-play tend to disadvantage the home team thereby. They'll be so enthusiastic about the great fake the home quarterback made and announce that he still has the ball and is looking to pass, etc.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
An announcer gets it right KCRC Basketball 14 Fri Feb 12, 2010 06:21pm
Tossed the P.A. announcer zebraman Basketball 9 Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:04am
FINALLY!!! A TV announcer that gets it! jwwashburn Baseball 18 Wed Aug 05, 2009 09:17am
Announcer follies Dan_ref Basketball 15 Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:20am
Ejected announcer NCASAUmp Softball 11 Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:44pm


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:09am.



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC1