High School Federation Three Point Mechanics

[bob jenkins]

From 1999-2000 Officials Manual:
Basic Procedures and Mechanics - Two Officials
Three-point Try
281.d

"If the three-point attempt is successful, the covering official will signal by fully extending both arms over the head with palms facing each other. When the Trail official signals a successful three-point attempt, the Lead official shall (not) mirror the signal. When the Lead official signals a successful three-point attempt, the Trail shall mirror the signal."

Missing a not in here, no? [/QUOTE]

No, I am not.

[/QUOTE]

Then I need to go back to re-read the manual, I have not
mirrored a trail's 3 pt signal as lead in years. [/QUOTE]

Sheesh -- I go away for a couple of days and all h*** breaks loose.

On this paragraph from the 1999-2001 Official's Manual --

Paragraph 281d, as originally printed, makes it appear as though the Lead should mirropr the Trail on 3-point attempts (2-person mechanics). The paragraph is wrong -- the word "not" was left out when the book was printed.

This ommission was noted when the NFHS published its Basketball Rules Interpretations for the 1999-2000 season.

(FWIW, there were 15 rules-book errors, 4 case-book errors. 3 officials-manual erros and 2 S&I errors noted by the FED that year -- and I don't think they got them all).