Consensus - Clean Block Signal?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by rfp

I know the reasons not to make the clean block signal -- it isn't approved (to my knowledge), it makes your partner look bad if he comes up with a foul -- but I've seen many good senior officials use it anyway. It seems to me officials use it to signal to everyone that they saw the play clearly - and have nothing, much like the use of the "tipped" signal when a ball is deflected to the backcourt by a defensive player. What's the consensus of the forum? Use it or do nothing?

I might use it (the signal) once we're headed the other direction and the coach is still complaining about the no-call.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I might use it (the signal) once we're headed the other direction and the coach is still complaining about the no-call.

Exactly what I was going to say. I would never do it during the play, for exactly the reason that was stated: if my partner comes up with a foul, we look like idiots.

But once the play has moved on, if the coach says, "No foul??!?!", you can give the "clean block" signal and tell him, "all ball, coach."

[JRutledge]

I do not use the signal because very early in my career I used the "tip signal" and my partner called a foul. It looked really bad and no I do not use it on block/foul situations. The only time I will use the "tip signal" is to give information to my partner on a possible BC violation and when we have an out of bounds call that hardly anyone can see why I might have called. So we are talking only one or two times a season if that. I would not advocate such a signal on a possible foul call.

Peace