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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
When I'm working a HS game, I'm a HS official. When I'm at an HS association meeting, I'm a HS ref. When I pregame a HS game, I talk about HS rules and HS mechanics. I despise it when a HS official makes an incorrect generalization about "college" officials.
What does having two hands up to stop play have to do with college or HS mechanics? Can you show me where in the NFHS signal chart that holding up two hands with open palms and fingers spread apart is the signal for 10 players being on the court?
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I love this attitude and approach. Just wish it was more widely held by college/h.s. crossover officials in my area. That being said, there are some talented college level officials in our area that do a fantastic job of sharing game management experiences and knowledge with our local h.s. officials. So, I'm not here bashing college officials for them being college officials. There are differences mechanically that flow downward into the h.s. ranks that the State does not like at all. Yet, on the flip side, there are some outstanding "higher level thinking" things that are also shared and discussed that make we h.s. officials better, as well.