Two Four Or Twenty Four ...

[BillyMac]

I know that the following won't put an end to the Forum debate on whether to verbalize "Two, Four" or "Twenty-four" when reporting a foul, but it has ended the debate for me.

My local IAABO board had its "new rules" meeting tonight, which followed a meeting of all local IAABO interpreters in the State of Connecticut (Connecticut, the Land of Steady Habits, likes consistency). The Connecticut State IAABO interpreter was present at my local meeting tonight.

We were shown a NFHS (labeled) Power Point on the new rules. Keep in mind that sometimes IAABO International, or IAABO State, or local boards, "edit" such Power Points, making the presentation a type of NFHS/IAABO"hybrid" presentation.

On the topic of the new two hand reporting, one of the slides stated to verbalize the number, "Twenty-four" rather than the numerals, "Two, Four".

For those of you, both IAABO, and others, who have already been reporting numerals, this isn't a big change, but for Connecticut, this is a big deal. Connecticut has been reporting numerals, and training rookie officials to report numerals, for over forty years, and for Connecticut to make this big change there was definitely backing by IAABO International, and, most likely, backing from the NFHS.

I fully realize my single post won't end the Forum debate on this issue, but from now on, I'm a "Twenty-four" kind of guy, Connecticut can take a small step back from being the Land of Steady Habits, and old dogs can learn new tricks (at least, I hope so, I'll have to wait until my first scrimmage next month to find out; using two hands, and verbalizing numbers may be like walking and chewing gum, which could present a problem for this grizzled veteran).