Would you do this?

blindzebra · #33 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 25, 2006, 01:52pm

Quote:

Originally posted by Nevadaref

Quote:

Originally posted by blindzebra

The prescribed mechanic is the officials step toward the huddle on the first horn with 1 finger up saying, "First horn."

Then you stay there until they break. If that second horn goes and they are still in a huddle so are you with 2 fingers up, "Second horn let's break, we need them on the floor NOW coach."

I have not had to put a ball on the floor in like 10 years, and I haven't had a partner do it either.

My copy of the NFHS officials manual is quite different.

Now I'm not advocating being overly strict about this, but I'm certainly not going to be over there begging the team to come out and play. I try to follow the proper procedure just maybe bend it a little to give them some leeway if appropriate for the situation.

So your manual does not say to step toward the huddle and say first horn? You must have a faulty one.

The second part is just good game management and preventive officiating. If we have slow huddle breakers, that part that says, "The officials should then move into their proper positions to resume play," will take 10-15 seconds.