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Originally Posted by Rich
I've said for years that the stop sign is counterproductive and in many cases inflammatory.
This, from a meeting between the NBA Players and Officials Unions.
"One of the actions discussed was referees giving the so-called “stop hand” to players during disagreements. While this is taught to referees as a way to diffuse a situation, it has been taken as offensive by players who want to have more of an open back-and-forth. Overall, the sides would like more open discussion of various hand signals and techniques."
https://deadspin.com/report-part-of-...%28Deadspin%29 |
From an NBA official to player standpoint, I think a perfectly good concession would be to do away with the stop sign along with players conceding that the hand gestures and overly demonstrative displays will be T'd accordingly.
In a scholastic context, I agree with Rich and others that the stop sign often escalates situations and is counterproductive. It also can also box you in a bit moving forward.
A lot of coaches view the stop sign the same way officials view the waive off from coaches. Both are counterproductive IMO.
I probably used it some many years ago but have found much more effective communication tools that work for me. The only time I think I use it now is when a coach is advancing too far out of the box or coming way onto the court to whine at the beginning of a timeout.