When watching the NFL I noticed that some of the referees have some sort of string wrapped around thier wrist and then between their ring and pointer fingers. What is that for? I thought it was thier whistle, but you can clearly see thier whistle hanging around thier neck.
2006-09-17 14:40:24 · 3 answers · asked by blanquettedeveau 4 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
The strings and the fingers are used to keep track of the downs.
For example, a string in between the index and middle fingers is 1st down.
A string in between the middle and ring fingers is 2nd down.
A string in between the ring and pinky fingers is 3rd down.
A string in between the thumb and index finger and around the hand is 4th down.
2006-09-17 14:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by Prince V 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Those are the strings that hook the puppett referees to NFL headquarters.
2006-09-17 22:39:50 · answer #2 · answered by stan l 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To keep track of the downs.
2006-09-17 21:54:08 · answer #3 · answered by J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋