View Single Post
  #8 (permalink)  
Old Wed Dec 03, 2014, 08:07pm
Stat-Man Stat-Man is offline
Statistician/Ref Hybrid
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: 127.0.0.1
Posts: 1,044
Quote:
Originally Posted by Freddy View Post
My understanding is that the "Manual" published for Michigan isn't supposed to trump the NFHS Manual, it's intended to illustrate it. Problem is, that "Manual", with the glitzy "graffics" you cite, has not been updated for a number of years. I don't think, for instance, the two-man time-out positioning purported to be approved is something you'd advocate. We've long since reverted to the latest NFHS Officials Manual, using the illustrations in the state Manual that are correct as teaching tools from time to time.
During a Thanksgiving tournament, I found out that the text description and the position of L & T on the court diagram for timeouts with a crew of two didn't match up in the MHSAA manual.

I also noticed that the manual also shows the calling official in a crew of two going opposite and not staying table side.

Quite honestly, I was glad I purchased the NFHS manual prior to last season (2013-14) as it included items that weren't present in the MHSAA manual that brand new officials probably needed to know.
__________________
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." – Dalai Lama

The center of attention as the lead & trail. – me
Games officiated: 525 Basketball · 76 Softball · 16 Baseball

Last edited by Stat-Man; Wed Dec 03, 2014 at 08:10pm.
Reply With Quote