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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
(1) Coming tableside when reporting is great. You are right there to handle subs, answer questions from coaches,
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Personally, I feel this is over-rated. Even if you don't come table-side after reporting, there's still somebody there for subs. And talking to the coach sounds good, but most coaches don't want to "ask questions". In the heat of a game, many just want to complain or beg for the next call. I've used the table-side mechanic in past years, and to be honest, it was absolutely
great one time. Once.
And anybody who thinks you're "running away" isn't worth worrying about anyway.
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That said, I think it will be a cold day in he11 before the NFHS adopts this mechanic. They are afraid of letting officials interact with coaches.
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I think it's probably the other way around. They're worried what the coaches will do if they have the calling official right in front of them. Without video at most games, it would be difficult to hold abusive coaches to account.
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(2) Not putting the hand up on an out of bounds call -- a whistle should be enough of a signal for the timer to stop the clock.
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I think that's probably true. How many timers actually look for the raised hand?
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(3) I like the counting style of the women's mechanics for throw ins (the NBA mechanic) with no hand up keeping the clock stopped and chopping with the same hand.
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Personal preference and style, obviously, but I don't really like it. I just think it looks kind of silly to be counting up around your head.
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(4) Walking and talking on foul reporting like in the women's game is great. It doesn't make the foul look like such a frantic event.
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Again, in theory, I like this idea. I like the walk-and-talk b/c it looks more relaxed, more smooth, to me. But from a practical point of view, you have untrained kids as scorers, who may not know where to look or may not be as quick to pick up the calling official. Below the NCAA D1 level, I think running to the table probably is the best way to do it.
As always, JMO