[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

This is for all of those officials who live in areas where they have been told not to signal the type of foul when reporting the foul. SIGNAL the type of foul, the NFHS and CAA manuals require it. It makes me sick that there are assigners out there that do not want their officials following correct procedures. Please do not tell when in Rome do as the Romans, this has nothing to do with that. DO IT CORRECTLY.

The protocol for reporting a foul a the table (both NFHS and NCAA) after coming to a stop in the reporting area in order is (I think I just conjugated the verb to be correctly just now):

1) Verbally state the color of the team committing the foul.

2) Using only one hand visually show the number of the player committing the foul while verbally announcing the number. Verbally state fourteen, not one, four. Make distinct separate hand signals. Do not flip your hand around for double numbers and pump your hand back and forth toward the table.

3) Signal the type of foul.

4) Signal the number of fouls or the direction and the spot of the throw-in.

5) Replace any and all disqualified and injured players.

6) Bring in any substitutes.

7) Grant a time-out.

8) Take your appropriate spot on the floor and get the ball back into play.

It should be noted that at one time when reporting a player control foul the official had to make two foul signals: 1) the type of foul (charging, holding, pushing, etc.) and then 2) the player control signal.