Teaching the Foul Tip

[blindzebra]

Originally posted by JRutledge

You may be right, but I do not work enough 2 Person to really care what you do in that system. I feel that if you pre-game things you can use that signal. Remember we used the "kicking" mechanic for years and this was no where in the Official's Manual. I think some "special" mechanics can be used if the people in your area do not have a problem with it. If the people you work for do, do not use the signal.

Peace

I have no problem with signals that can communicate an unknown for either our partner(s), the table, or the coaches.

The tip signal to avoid an unneccessary violation, the hands apart on closely guarded, the down pointing two fingers on a close 2/3 point attempt, or even the little head shake get up wave for a flopper.

I get to do both 2 and 3 person, although it's less 3 than I'd like, and really you approach each the same way. We are actually encouraged to bring as much 3 person to our 2 person games as we can in terms of breaking down the court, going ballside, etc.

Lead is pretty much the same, except we don't stay ballside during transition, we work back to boxed in.

They want trail to be aggressive and we kind of have a hybrid trail/center sort of thing going on. Trail is expected to work lower when the ball is away and many of us will split the lane when we are in a half court set.

The major difference is those of us doing two person have to work A LOT harder.