NFHS 2017-18 Rules Changes

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef

As someone who has only done this a few years, can someone please tell me why two handed reporting is such a big deal? I don't understand why. And I'm not sure I'm smart enough to use two hands!!

It is because the big dogs do it that way. If they change back to 1 hand in 3-4 years, everyone will be clamoring for 1 hand reporting.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

It is because the big dogs do it that way. If they change back to 1 hand in 3-4 years, everyone will be clamoring for 1 hand reporting.

For me, it's the fact that there's NO WAY with 2 handed reporting to catch only the beginning or the end of the report. You get it ALL with one signal.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rich

For me, it's the fact that there's NO WAY with 2 handed reporting to catch only the beginning or the end of the report. You get it ALL with one signal.

And we have officials that cannot get on hand reporting right and now we are going to add something they do not likely understand.

Peace

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

And we have officials that cannot get on hand reporting right and now we are going to add something they do not likely understand.

Peace

What is so difficult about two-hand reporting that the overwhelming majority of high school officials wouldn't be able to "get"? It's not rocket science.

[Freddy]

The officials who do not want high school mechanics to change to two handed reporting are not the high school officials, they are college officials who then would not have a convenient way to "big time" those they consider lesser than them.




Jus' jokin'.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by SC Official

What is so difficult about two-hand reporting that the overwhelming majority of high school officials wouldn't be able to "get"? It's not rocket science.

I did not say it was difficult. I said that we have people that cannot report properly or concisely when they officiate a high school game. Now you add another element to something that many officials already struggle with when using one hand (remember everyone is not a well trained official at the NF level like college or pro). If they make this change there is no real sweat off my back. I am not going to protest or even complain. I just find it funny that guys that work other levels are so worried about this issue. I would rather worry about the NF getting wording right with their rules than changing something your state can decide on their own to do. Even if the NF makes a chance, a state can say, "Nope, we are not using that mechanic." So I do not get the thumb up the behind about this one mechanic and then trying to suggest that everything about the mechanics are so necessary to the game. Which is why I feel that you want to feel like you (not you personally) know more by advocating this than just using the mechanics of the levels you work. I also work college and I have no problems transitioning from one level to another. There are many more differences I have to deal with than how I report a foul. This is just such a non-issue but it comes up as if it is going to help us actually officiate the game, when it is about more how we look when watching ourselves.

Peace

Originally Posted by SC Official

What is so difficult about two-hand reporting that the overwhelming majority of high school officials wouldn't be able to "get"? It's not rocket science.

I assume part of it is learning how to present the numbers backwards so the scorekeepers read it left-to-right. I go through the number tree a couple times a year in the mirror but I doubt your regular HS official will put in the practice time to learn. A lot of them don't take it as seriously as they should anyway.