Face-Off: Let the second referee blow the whistle when they execute the face-off
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In conjunction with the discussion on the positioning during te face off i have another point to make:
In the current rules, the first referee restarts after everything with their blow of the whistle.
But when the second referee executes the face-off, i suggest that that second referee shall blow the whistle.
My reasoning here is, that its hard for the first referee to see the exact moment, the ball touches the ground. The current rules read:
"Play starts when the ball touches the ground as signalled by
the referees whistle."
With this current rule there are situations where the first referee blows too late, after the players touched the ball which is not ideal.
I suggest a rule change in 14.C.2.2 The Referees:
" The First Referee restarts the game after every interruption by a long blow of the
whistle. Exception: A face-off executed by the second referee, see 14.B.9.4"
And then in 14.B.9.4 Face-off:
"To resume the game without penalizing one of the teams, a face-off can be used. For
the face-off, the referee drops the ball between two opposing players. The ball should
be dropped from below hip height of players in the vicinity. One player from each team
may take part in the face-off with all other players’ unicycles and sticks at a distance of
at least 2 m from the ball. Play starts when the ball touches the ground as signalled by
the referees whistle. If the second referee executes the face-off, that second referee blows the whistle to restart the game. A face-off during the game is executed where the ball was when the
game was interrupted . Exception: Within the goal area, the face-off is executed at the
closest corner mark."
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I agree. It is much easier to coordinate the whistle blow and drop the ball if it is done by one person. At least in the German league this is done like that anyway in most of the games .
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Sounds good, can go to proposal in my opinion.
If we anyway change 14C.2.2, I suggest to change "The First Referee restarts the game after every interruption by a long blow of the
whistle." I hate long blows, they are not easier to hear and are just painful.
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Yes, I think this change makes sense.
I agree with Nicolai, long blows are very stupid for players and spectators.
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I agree to both. the ref who does the face-off should also blow the whistle.
I rather use a slightly longer whistle blow after a goal was shot, not to restart the game.
Ciao Ole
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In 14C.2.6 General I found "The game is interrupted by a short and loud blow of the whistle." A whistle should be loud anyway, additions "long", "shot" and "load" are not needed and should be canceled.
An other suggestion for shorter wording
14C.2.2 The Referees
The two referees are positioned on opposite sides. They try to stay close to the ball. They should not ride a unicycle. The clothes of the referees must be of different color than those of the players. Both referees are responsible for checking all violations of the rules and executing face-offs.
The First Referee has three additional tasks:
• The First Referee overrules the Second Referee, if they disagree.
• The First Referee (Exception: face-off see 14.B.9.4) restarts the game after every interruption by a long blow of the whistle.• The First Referee drops the ball in for the face-off.
14B.9.4 Face-off
To resume the game without penalizing one of the teams, a face-off can be used. For the face-off, the next referee drops the ball between two opposing players. ... Play starts when the ball touches the ground as signalled by the executing referees whistle. ...
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We already have three discussions about the Face-off. I'll try tu summerize all the discussions here to make on proposal for all.
Old:
14C.2.2 The Referees
The two referees are positioned on opposite sides. They try to stay close to the ball.
They should not ride a unicycle. The clothes of the referees must be of dierent color
than those of the players. Both referees are responsible for checking all violations of the
rules.
The First Referee has three additional tasks:
• The First Referee overrules the Second Referee, if they disagree.
• The First Referee restarts the game after every interruption by a long blow of the
whistle.
• The First Referee drops the ball in for the face-off
New:
14C.2.2 The Referees
The two referees are positioned on opposite sides. They try to stay close to the ball.
They should not ride a unicycle. The clothes of the referees must be of dierent color
than those of the players. Both referees are responsible for checking all violations of the
rules and executing face-offs.
The First Referee has three additional tasks:
• The First Referee overrules the Second Referee, if they disagree.
• The First Referee restarts the game after every interruption by a long blow of the
whistle. (Exception: face-off see 14.B.9.4)
• The First Referee drops the ball in for the face-off.
And for the Face offthe following wording
Old:
14B.9.4 Face-o
To resume the game without penalizing one of the teams, a face-o can be used. For
the face-o, the referee drops the ball between two opposing players. The ball should
be dropped from below hip height of players in the vicinity. One player from each team
may take part in the face-o with all other players' unicycles and sticks at a distance of
at least 2 m from the ball. Play starts when the ball touches the ground as signalled by
the referees whistle. A face-o during the game is executed where the ball was when the
game was interrupted. Exception: Within the goal area, the face-o is executed at the
closest corner mark.
New:
14B.9.4 Face-o
To resume the game without penalizing one of the teams, a face-o can be used. For
the face-o, the referee drops the ball between two opposing players. One player from each team
may take part in the face-o with all other players' unicycles and sticks at a distance of
at least 2 m from the ball. The ball schould dropped from a hight of 50cm (approx. 20 inch). Play starts when the ball touches the ground as signalled by
the excecuting referees whistle. A face-o during the game is executed where the ball was when the
game was interrupted. Exception: Within the goal area, the face-o is executed at the
closest corner mark.
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A voting member has to bring this discussion to proposal.