So let's start over.
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Originally Posted by BryanV21
Two hand reporting can also be confusing for the table.
Say I want to report a foul on number "21", so I hold up two fingers on my left hand and one finger on my right. When looking at it from my viewpoint I'm showing "21", but from the table's viewpoint I'm showing number "12". And if the table can't hear me verbally say "21", they may give the foul to the wrong player, thus causing problems down the road.
There needs to be a specific mechanic given by the NF for reporting player numbers with two hands, so that both the official and table know what to do/look for. However, there's not. So you're inevitably going to run into problems like I described. Therefore... keep it simple-stupid.
BTW, I think we all have worked games with people at the table that are less than competent. And perhaps that's not as much of a problem at the college level, thus making two-handed foul reporting less of a problem.
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Why would you be reporting 2-hands in a HS game?
If you were reporting with 2-hands in a HS game, why would you be using the wrong hands?
Why would it be confusing to the table if the person reporting with 2-hands was doing it properly?
I can see this happening. You're at a camp. They are playing HS rules and using HS mechanics. Camp supervisor tells the officials, I don't care if you use 1-hand or 2-hands when reporting fouls. Bryan decides to use 2-hands, but keeps using his left hands for the "tens' and his right hand for the "ones".
Observer to Bryan: "If you are going to use 2-hand reporting, you need to do it properly".
Bryan to observer: "Yeah, but the NFHS doesn't have a standard for 2-hand reporting."
Observer to Bryan: "Anybody using 2-hands should already know the proper way or shouldn't be doing it"
Bryan: Another "yeah but...." response
Bryan later wonders why observers stopped giving him feedback after his games.