Questions from an Outsider

[bossman72]

Thanks for the replies!

See, the "one guy in charge" concept just seems silly to me (goes for soccer too). Wouldn't it be much easier to officiate everything if all 2, 3, or 4 guys were working together as a team like the other sports? That would be like a basketball game with 2 referees just there to call out of bounds and back-court violations and 1 guy in the middle calling all the fouls.

Also, that makes sense for the whistles. I can see a lanyard getting caught on a stick or something and I kind of assumed the pea whistles were because the fox 40's were too loud, but I figured I would ask.

Another observation - maybe it's the football guy in me but I like the referees getting mic'd up to announce penalties. However, in the games I've been to, the audio has been terrible and you can barely hear them or the organist would be playing over top of their voice. I like the idea, they just need to refine their process.