Should Either Be Flagrant? (Video)

[crosscountry55]

Prelims, though technically required in the manual, are inherently a local preference, or sometimes a preference of the individual official when he/she feels some "on-the-spot" information is advisable.

See how many preliminary signals you see when watching NCAA BB on TV. You don't see too many.

Likewise in HS, you won't see too many unless locally expected. When I worked in KS, the state coordinator wanted them, so we used them. Sounds like that's the case in AZ as well. But I would say in most places they are not strictly mandated.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

See how many preliminary signals you see when watching NCAA BB on TV. You don't see too many.

The NCAA manual is not the same as the NFHS manual. As a general statement (and subject to all the "when in rome" caveats already mentioned), NCAA does not require preliminary signals nearly as often as NFHS.

[Rich]

There are places where such things are not strictly mandated.