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Originally posted by just another ref
This will probably not be a popular post with the masses.
I get almost as tired of officials criticizing the phrase
"over the back" as I do coaches using it. Don't we all know what it is the coach is yelling for when he yells
"over the back" or "reaching in" or whatever? Would it be any more tolerable if tomorrow they all changed to:
"Hey, Mr. Ref, 22 pushed my player who had established good inside position." "C'mon, Ref, he hacked my player in the act of shooting." "Oh, dear God, Ref! I know you saw A1
when he illegally extended his arm. Surely if there is any justice in this world, that should be a player control foul."
Kinda makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck just thinking about it.
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Mechanics and terminology are an officials best tool of communication, so it is important that we all try to stay "on the same page".
IMHO, officials that use incorrect signals (visual & verbal) cause hardships for everyone, and these signals are some of the only things that we truely have direct control over in every game. My 2 cents.