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Originally posted by Lotto
Last year, our state had the calling official go tableside in 2 person mechanics. While it did facilitate communication with coaches to some extent, it meant that no one had a good look at the benches during FTs. This seemed to me to be a Very Bad Idea (TM). I hope they will go back to the old mechanics this year.
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Actually, Lotto, that
is the old mechanic. When I first came up in the early '90s, officials stayed in the normal "box" position, even if it meant having one of the 2 officials tableside. This is still the pro 2-whistle mechanic.