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Old Fri May 08, 2015, 04:37pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Communication ???

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Originally Posted by bballref3966 View Post
... I honestly could care less if fans understand what our signals mean.
But isn't that one of the purposes of signals, to communicate the "call" to partners, table personnel, coaches, players, and fans?

It is, according to the NFHS:

"Signaling is an essential aspect of officiating and, through its use, decisions and information are relayed to players, coaches, and spectators."
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