Thread: Why No Signal?
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Old Tue Aug 30, 2011, 04:33pm
Camron Rust Camron Rust is offline
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Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer View Post
Depends...if a coach knows the difference between a fist up and a hand up (and a lot of them do the higher up you go), it doesn't matter because the coach is going to know you had different calls. Realistically I don't think a coach will be too mad either way if you get together and discuss what you have...either way because you got together, discussed the play, and worked to "get it right."
With just a fist/hand, the the coach doesn't know exactly which foul or violation is being indicated yet. I just think that the more you signal, the harder it is to go back and change it. Even if you get it right in the end, you've made it a bit more difficult to sell the next one.
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