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Originally posted by Dakota
I drop my arm when it has been out long enough for coaches & players to see it (if they are paying attention), in addition to verbalizing so the nearby players know it.
It is not necessary (IMO) to keep the arm out as any kind of "protection continuing" indicator, nor does dropping the arm mean "protectioin dropped", again IMO.
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ASA allows the umpire to drop the arm once the coaches and/or players have had a chance to see it.
I will not verbalize because players stop playing or make assumptions to what the umpire said, not necessarily paying attention to the actual word spoken.