New NCAA mechanics - Long switch or no long switch?

jimcrket · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Oct 13, 2001, 12:44am

Can someone verify whether the NCAA changed the reporting mechanics from the "push" mechanic back to the long switch? I was doing a scrimmage tonight and a D1 official said they were instructed to revert back to the long switch mechanic from two years ago. Help anyone?

Ref42 · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Oct 14, 2001, 09:53am

Jim,

Yes, in the camps I attended this past summer, we were advised that the long switch was back in and to get used to it. I have also now been to two of my college meetings and again it was reiterated that the "long switch" is back. My own thougts were "why" and during camps thought they would rethink it before the season, but it appears that's not the case.

bob jenkins · #3 (**permalink**) Sun Oct 14, 2001, 03:51pm

NCAA Women have kept the no long switch -- at least according to the CCA manual

(Edited to insert the word "no" -- thanks to Mick and bigwhistle for pointing out the error.)

[Edited by bob jenkins on Oct 15th, 2001 at 06:51 AM]

mick · #4 (**permalink**) Sun Oct 14, 2001, 04:15pm

Quote:

Originally posted by bob jenkins
NCAA Women have kept the long switch -- at least according to the CCA manual

They kept it? Hmmmm.

bigwhistle · #5 (**permalink**) Sun Oct 14, 2001, 11:31pm

Bob,

The women never had the long switch. How could they keep it?

Brad · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 15, 2001, 01:40pm

The long switch was brought back into the Men's NCAA mechanics. The reasoning behind it is that many times the lead official wasn't coming out at all (i.e. was staying on the baseline) to report.