Strange Case Continued ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

I would think not since IAABO would ding you.

IAABO didn't start publishing a mechanics manual until 2004-05. It was rumored that it was due to NFHS licencing fees. Previous to that, IAABO used NFHS mechanics (and signals).

The NFHS finally "approved" the kick signal in 2003-04, and IAABO followed suit in its first mechanics manual in 2004-05, so there was never an IAABO unapproved kick signal.

Before that, like many other officials all over the country, officials in my little corner of Connecticut were NFHS rebels, proudly using the "unapproved" kick signal any damn time we felt like it, throwing caution to the wind. I was tranied to use it over forty years ago.