I was speaking recently with a HNSO of a highly ranked WFTDA league that was reconsidering OWBs for some of their bouts.
Let me just say that NO positions have become officially obsolete yet.
If you were going to assign an infield NSO to communicate (to SO) that a skater in the queue has accumulated an additional penalty, which position would you designate that job to? |
How is a skater "in the queue?"
We had a bout that had several skaters in que and although it was confusing and a bit difficult to straighten out (who was sent first, second), it was manageable since the box manager had a wht board to keep track of who was in que.How is a skater "in the queue?"
A blocker is sent to the penalty box for a penalty. The penalty box already has 2 blockers seated. There may not be 3 blockers seated in the penalty box. So the blocker is waived back to the track and is in queue. When one of the seated blockers stands the in queue blocker is sent back to the penalty box to serve her penalty.
While she is on the track she may accumulate additional penalties.
The queue is not literal. When a seat opens, any skater owing penalty time can report. There is no requirement for the first skater penalized to report first.
So your crew is awesome, that is a given.
If you were going to assign an infield NSO to communicate (to SO) that a skater in the queue has accumulated an additional penalty, which position would you designate that job to?
Do you give an infield NSO the authority to communicate the total penalty service time directly to penalty box staff? Or does it go through an SO?
The queue is not literal. When a seat opens, any skater owing penalty time can report. There is no requirement for the first skater penalized to report first.To add to what Sho said, "any skater owing penalty time" can include a newly penalized skater. You shouldn't direct a skater to return to the track if there is an open chair for them to sit in.
While I cannot argue against this (I like it), I do wonder if this is based on a rule or clarification, or if it comes from the fact that there is no rule describing the creation of a queue.
One thing to note is that you don't have to care who was sent first or second.This is true but if you don't keep track of who is sent when, you could literally end up with a skater staying on track for 3 jams or more while trying to get her time the box. It does need to be paid attention to otherwise someone isn't going to serve their time in a timely manner.
The queue is not literal. When a seat opens, any skater owing penalty time can report. There is no requirement for the first skater penalized to report first.
So while you do need to keep track of who owes time, you don't have to keep track of the order the penalties were issued.
This is true but if you don't keep track of who is sent when, you could literally end up with a skater staying on track for 3 jams or more while trying to get her time the box. It does need to be paid attention to otherwise someone isn't going to serve their time in a timely manner.