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Old Tue Mar 08, 2022, 01:41pm
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Originally Posted by JRutledge View Post
... I am just saying if they T'd the bench it is common to point to the bench when that is happening. You do not likely see that on a foul on the floor with the players.
... not likely, fully agree, but some of our guys unilaterally decided to use it as a clarifying "work around" while wearing voice obstructing masks, a creative and brilliant "work around" (though not formally "approved") possibly learned while dealing with deaf scorekeepers.

I myself have many times used the "point mechanic" while officiating at The American School For The Deaf. Didn't need it in my "masked" (hearing) middle school games over the past two years, with small middle school crowds, and my loud, projecting, baritone "teacher" voice, but some of my "masked" varsity friends (especially female officials) found the "point mechanic" useful in their often crowded and loud high school varsity games.

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