Rec game screw up

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by chuckfan1

I agree with you on 2 & 3...... However on a no-catch..... I believe you should just be going with a safe signal........no verbal needed. Similar to a verbal/mechanic on a foul ball, and just the mechanic on a fair ball. If your yelling fair and foul , could sound the same to the players. Same with verbalizing no-catch. The players might believe you said "Catch" in some form.

Ball is foul, verbalize with mechanic...everyone stops .... ball is fair......mechanic, everyone keeps going because they didnt hear anything.

Ball is caught, verbalize with mechanic,
Ball is not caught, safe mechanic....

Well, you can do it your way. I'll stick with pro instruction, which you can read for yourself in the red book, for example, section 2.5, pp. 9-10. I'm sure it's in CCA and the (gag) FED manual as well.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by chuckfan1

i agree with you on 2 & 3...... However on a no-catch..... I believe you should just be going with a safe signal........no verbal needed. Similar to a verbal/mechanic on a foul ball, and just the mechanic on a fair ball. If your yelling fair and foul , could sound the same to the players. Same with verbalizing no-catch. The players might believe you said "catch" in some form.

Ball is foul, verbalize with mechanic...everyone stops .... Ball is fair......mechanic, everyone keeps going because they didnt hear anything.

Ball is caught, verbalize with mechanic,
ball is not caught, safe mechanic....

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