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Originally posted by Junker
I was taught (as many were) to concentrate on mechanics early and keep using them. I'm a firm believer in using the fist or the open hand to stop the clock. Going straight to the mechanic can cause problems. Last week there was a thread stating that there were 3 blarges called in NCAA DI games. If the proper mechanic of stopping the clock with a fist were used, these calls shouldn't happen. The NCAA guys are great officials and I have tons of respect for them, but I'd like to see the fist and open hand used more.
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Exactly. Stopping the clock forces officials to slow down. Officials who don't stop the clock definitely have more blarges. I've never seen a blarge when both officials stopped the clock.