2nd year official

[Kelvin green]

I agree with the comment about the flag patch. It does seem like you stand flat. Get rid of the preliminary signal every time. In my association if we tell partner two shots we don't go up so high.. You are in your pockets a lot. Are you not using a lanyard? In my association, that's a no no.

[Dad]

Originally Posted by Kelvin green

I agree with the comment about the flag patch. It does seem like you stand flat. Get rid of the preliminary signal every time. In my association if we tell partner two shots we don't go up so high.. You are in your pockets a lot. Are you not using a lanyard? In my association, that's a no no.

I'd rather someone prelim too much than get in the habit of letting partners possibly guess on what was called. While I know that's not what you mean, it's the result of telling newer officials to stop using them so much. Imo, it's one of the last things you should work on.

I'd rather be obnoxiously sure we never have a correctly error.

[jTheUmp]

Preliminary signals are also a "when in Rome" thing... my association's clinician (who, it must be noted, is also an observer with the high school league and one of the guys who helps determine who gets state tournament assignments) wants us to do preliminary signals on EVERY foul call.

So, that's what I try to do, although I must admit that I'm not perfect at it.