Quote:
Originally Posted by Shankar M
Penalty Announcements
I would love to see penalty calls (and their rationale) explained by the head referee. As the field is reset there is often an opportunity to explain why a call has been made in a given match - there may only be time to explain why technical fouls are called, but something is better than nothing at all.
|
I recall in 2008 when there were always lots of penalties, the announcer often read the team number, followed by the rule number the penalty was assessed for (G22, G16, etc). Particularly rare calls were explained, at least in eliminations.
I think this should be standard operating procedure, as it clears up a lot of confusion and issues. It's the standard in other sports, like football, for the referee to state what the infraction was for and who it was on. In odd cases (such as 1pt safeties) they explain the full context of what happened and why it merited the call. I agree, at the very least the announcer should be told what rule was violated and who the penalty was assessed on for tech fouls. Especially in eliminations, the teams and spectators are owed at least that.