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[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Rich

I don't do it, but it *should* be the mechanic. NCAAW has it right, IMO.

Agreed. I think NCAA-W has a lot of things right. This mechanic, bouncing across the lane on backcourt throw-ins, two-hand reporting, walk-and-talk, no chop by the administering official...all preferred by me in comparison to NFHS.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by SC Official

no chop by the administering official

I'm not sure what that one is.

I'd add: C has last-second shot.

I'm ambivalent on table-side vs. opposite.

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I'm not sure what that one is.

I'd add: C has last-second shot.

I'm ambivalent on table-side vs. opposite.

Official administering the throw-in doesn't chop with the non-counting arm, is what I was referring to.

I guess another one would be no long switches, but in SC we don't really long switch for high school games, anyway, despite what the NFHS manual says.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by SC Official

Agreed. I think NCAA-W has a lot of things right. This mechanic, bouncing across the lane on backcourt throw-ins, two-hand reporting, walk-and-talk, no chop by the administering official...all preferred by me in comparison to NFHS.

The only NCAAW mechanic I don't like is looking out of the post to cover the corner. Might fit in the NBA / NCAAW, but doesn't work as well in my HS boys games.

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by Rich

The only NCAAW mechanic I don't like is looking out of the post to cover the corner. Might fit in the NBA / NCAAW, but doesn't work as well in my HS boys games.

I hear you. It's a hard habit to break too, and I just don't see the advantage in doing it. Like someone else posted, I really like a lot of the other approved mechanics in women's, but this one I could do without.

[ronny mulkey]

Originally Posted by Rich

The only NCAAW mechanic I don't like is looking out of the post to cover the corner. Might fit in the NBA / NCAAW, but doesn't work as well in my HS boys games.

Down here, we have adopted Women's floor coverage for about 15 years. The L getting out to the corner isn't that big of an issue (unless you are working with a Men's official) but getting the T engaged into the post is fruitless. That call is still being made by the L peripherally or by C expansion.

When discussing this, every T "claims" that they are engaged in post play but not many off ball calls are being made out of that position with regards to post play.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by SC Official

Agreed. I think NCAA-W has a lot of things right. This mechanic, bouncing across the lane on backcourt throw-ins, two-hand reporting, walk-and-talk, no chop by the administering official...all preferred by me in comparison to NFHS.

Bouncing across the lane looks very lazy to me. And I am so glad we do not do many of those things in Men's basketball. I would not want them in HS either, but that is me. Too much issues with mechanics that really do not do anything to help us officiate IMO. If they did, I might have a different opinion.

Peace