First impression?

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by blueump

Too many of the "chains" officials use are not even the exact height, besides tape measures withdraw back into their case - chains have to frequently be untangled. I personally much prefer the tape.

Awesome rationale! I would not even have thought about the benefit of retracting. Thanks for posting that. I just love getting a new perspective.

[Stat-Man]

Just today at our CYO volleyball match, our referee (we only use R1 at this level) had mentioned he didn't have his chain and used a tape measure instead. I may only be the home team scorekeeper, but it didn't bother me that he used a tape measure.