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Originally Posted by APG
... is it too much to add some f'n signals to the book?
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I give these (below) signal suggestions to IAABO every year, and get rejected every year.
1) Change “Delayed Lane Violation” to “Delayed Dead Ball: Withheld Whistle” to allow for delayed free throw violations that do not involve a lane violation, i.e. disconcertion, or three point arc violation.
Rationale: Presently, IAABO does not have a signal for delayed violations such as disconcertion, or a three point arc violation. IAABO only has a signal for a delayed violation on a lane violation.
2) Add supplemental “Intentional Foul: Excessive Contact” signal.
Rationale: Adding this signal to the chart will allow officials to differentiate between intentional fouls for “excessive contact with an opponent while playing the ball” from the other types of intentional fouls.
3) Change “Five Second Closely Guarded”” to “Five Second Closely Guarded And Five Second Throwin Violation”
Rationale: Presently, there is no signal on the IAABO chart for a five second throwin violation. It’s the same signal for a five second closely guarded violation, but it’s not specifically described in the IAABO signal chart label.
4) Add “Shooter Has Foot Touching Three Point Line” signal.
Rationale: This signal has been used in Connecticut successfully for several years. It gives coaches, fans, and scorekeepers more information than the signals that we presently use for three point attempts. With this signal, coaches, fans, and scorekeepers will know, for sure, that the successful attempt will only be two points.
