I wish NFHS mechanics indicated...

[johnny d]

You are making this way too complicated. It is standard practice to read and write from left to right. The reporting official has no need to read or write the numbers, but the person at the table does, therefore, the hands are used so that the person reading the number gets it in the normal, standard practice of reading and writing. This is not a basketball issue. Under what circumstances would it make any sense at all for the order of the numbers be reversed so that the person actually reading them has to do something the exact opposite of what he does any other time he is reading a number?

Originally Posted by BryanV21

So there "is no 2-hand reporting in HS", but some renegade officials may be doing it anyway, but that's okay because "there is still a standard way of doing 2-hand reporting".

Really? There is no standard high school mechanic... but actually there is? Oh! I see, because that's the way they do it in college, so of course a renegade official will do it the collegiate way, and of course the table personnel will know the college way and totally get it right.

And you don't see any confusion happening? None at all?

Look... my comment had to do with the NF not having a standard way of reporting, and giving an example of what could potentially happen. I went on to point out that confusion was more likely at the high school level due to poor table personnel, and could have gone on about the many poor high school officials (we all know some).

The response made it seem like some places do use 2-handed mechanics, and they are standardized (by an association, league, or whatever), hence me saying I was wrong. I actually backed off my original response, and took back what I said saying I was wrong.

And apparently I'm the problem? Now that's confusing.

[UNIgiantslayers]

Originally Posted by johnny d

You are making this way too complicated. It is standard practice to read and write from left to right. The reporting official has no need to read or write the numbers, but the person at the table does, therefore, the hands are used so that the person reading the number gets it in the normal, standard practice of reading and writing. This is not a basketball issue. Under what circumstances would it make any sense at all for the order of the numbers be reversed so that the person actually reading them has to do something the exact opposite of what he does any other time he is reading a number?

Facing the umpire in baseball.