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Originally Posted by George A.
I know what you mean about being completely baffled as to what a penalty was called on.
While I know this isn't the case everywhere but I know at least at the regionals I announce at, when the head ref gives the scorer the penalties, I makes sure I get the team numbers and the penalties, and announce those when the score is put up.
Like I said, I know this doesn't happen everywhere, but I think it helps the teams at the event.
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George, we haven't met before but I do know your reputation as a great announcer. I think announcing penalties is an important part of keeping the audience, and the participants, engaged in the competition. How can people be inspired if they don't know what's going on?
We try hard to get all penalties announced at the St. Louis regional, too. In some complex cases, we have the Head Ref explain the penalty personally, but most of the time he relays it to our game announcer.
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