[mick]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Careful, mick - you don't want the coach to think he can be giving us a "T"?

Just in my experience, the verbal works better for me in both instances. An exception to that might be if we are on the other end of the floor, tight game, loud crowd, etc., and it is easier to see the signal than it is to hear the request. But, like you said, it might be easier for the player to verbalize the request rather than try to juggle the ball while giving the signal.

You must officiate table-side most of the game, if you think you need an exception for the signal.