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A hand-down indicator for aiding a football official in tracking play of an American-style football game including a pocket for holding and storing accessory items which may be easily accessed by the official during the game is provided. The down indicator also preferably includes an elastic wristba

A hand-down indicator for aiding a football official in tracking play of an American-style football game including a pocket for holding and storing accessory items which may be easily accessed by the official during the game is provided. The down indicator also preferably includes an elastic wristband configured to be wrapped around the official's wrist, and a finger loop extending from the wristband. The pocket may be positioned on an inside surface of the wristband, or on an outside surface of the wristband and is sized to house the accessory items. In one embodiment, the pocket may include a flap for covering the open end of the pocket. In another embodiment, a cleat checking device which may be used by the official to check the size of a player's cleats during the game is removably supported within the pocket. The cleat checking device may also be attached to the finger loop to provide easy access thereto and to prevent misplacement of the cleat checking device. In another embodiment, the pocket includes two or more compartments for storing other accessory devices, such as the official's coin for the coin toss. During a football game, the official may insert and remove items within the pocket while tracking play of the game by selectively places the finger loop over one of his/her fingers.

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1. A hand down indicator for aiding an official in tracking play of a game and for storing items used by the official during the game the down indicator comprising:a wristband constructed and arranged to be wrapped around a wrist of the official; a finger loop including a first end supported by the

1. A hand down indicator for aiding an official in tracking play of a game and for storing items used by the official during the game the down indicator comprising:a wristband constructed and arranged to be wrapped around a wrist of the official; a finger loop including a first end supported by the wristband and a second end constructed and arranged to be selectively positioned over a finger of the official; a piece of material secured to a surface of the wristband so as to form a pocket including an opening at one end thereof and defining a first compartment disposed on an inner surface of the wristband and a second compartment disposed on an outer surface of the wristband such that the wristband forms a common wall between the first and second compartments, the first and second compartments being constructed and arranged to receive at least one accessory item therein; and wherein selectively positioning the finger loop over one of the official's fingers aids the official in tracking play of the game and wherein the pocket stores the at least one accessory item while providing easy access thereto during the game.