Referee question

Street Glide · February 21, 2014, 06:29:02 PM

Noticing that most score clocks have "Red" on the right, "Green" on the left when determining who's who during a match, why is it that most Refereee put the Red wrist band on their left wrist and the Green wrist band on their right wrist?

woody53 · February 21, 2014, 06:38:46 PM

That is the rule and if the mat is set up correctly the green stripe for the start is on the officials right side when he looks to the table to start.

Street Glide · February 21, 2014, 06:42:46 PM

Thanks Woody, you always come through.

imnofish · February 21, 2014, 08:49:18 PM

Do we have any colorblind refs in Wisconsin?

Street Glide · February 21, 2014, 08:51:11 PM

Quote from: imnofish on February 21, 2014, 08:49:18 PM
Do we have any colorblind refs in Wisconsin?

Big House!

imnofish · February 21, 2014, 08:53:52 PM

Quote from: Street Glide on February 21, 2014, 08:51:11 PM
Quote from: imnofish on February 21, 2014, 08:49:18 PM
Do we have any colorblind refs in Wisconsin?

Big House!

I said colorblind - not blind!

Marty Sparty · February 22, 2014, 07:12:44 PM

Typically, green should be home on the scoreboard, too. That causes tons of problems for officials at schools whose primary color is red.

woody53 · February 22, 2014, 07:35:13 PM

The rules do allow the official to switch colors as long as it is agreeable to both teams.

Pheasant 1984 · February 23, 2014, 12:55:45 PM

Quote from: imnofish on February 21, 2014, 08:49:18 PM
Do we have any colorblind refs in Wisconsin?

The sectional in Wausau definitely had some referee's that had me shaking my head alot!

imnofish · February 23, 2014, 01:45:49 PM

Quote from: Pheasant 1984 on February 23, 2014, 12:55:45 PM
Quote from: imnofish on February 21, 2014, 08:49:18 PM
Do we have any colorblind refs in Wisconsin?
The sectional in Wausau definitely had some referee's that had me shaking my head alot!

I wasn't demeaning the refs, but just joking about the red and green colors being used, as they would be a challenge for someone with color blindness. Really, I wonder if we have any colorblind refs. I'm sure we have at least a few colorblind fans.

TruckerCapAttack_1977 · February 24, 2014, 10:35:52 PM

I always like to be green because green means go!

It goes without having to say so, red means not going. Who would want to be red?

If the referee tells me I am red I tell him I want to be green. If he still says I am red then I try to spraing my ankle as I am running out to the middle so it will swell up so that piece of junk red ankle band won't even fit.

Then I give myself a green light to anoint my opponent the source of my ankle pain.

Then I unleash a barrage of double legs on my opponent. When I get in the groove I hit those doubles slicker than snot on smashed bananas.

I just found two m&ms in my beard...

imnofish · February 25, 2014, 12:11:32 AM

Plain, or peanut?