"At the Disposal"

[Red_Killian]

Start the count....if you would have thought this all the way through and started the count at the appropriate time B might have been penalized with a 5 second throw-in violation. That would have surely taught them to REALLY understand the rules.

[mick]

I agree with just starting the count, making sure it is seen [at shoulder level and up] so the throw-in team has no premise for acting stoopid.

I have seen and heard some college officials give an easily heard "One!" and sometimes a "One! Two!". I don't know if that is an approved or suggested mechanic or not, but I do not care for it. ...Why would you have to coddle college athletes ? Why pamper High school athletes ?

[Rusty Gilbert]

I agree with starting the count. Very visibly!!!

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Rusty Gilbert

I agree with starting the count. Very visibly!!!

would that include the useage of this...

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by mick

I agree with just starting the count, making sure it is seen [at shoulder level and up] so the throw-in team has no premise for acting stoopid.

I have seen and heard some college officials give an easily heard "One!" and sometimes a "One! Two!". I don't know if that is an approved or suggested mechanic or not, but I do not care for it. ...Why would you have to coddle college athletes ? Why pamper High school athletes ?

Counting out loud is not proper.
NFHS
2-7-9 . . . Silently and visibly counting seconds to administer the throw-in (7-6), free-throw (8-4; 9-1-3), backcourt (9-8) and closely-guarded (9-10) rules.

NCAA
Rule 2, Section 9

Art. 9.

(Men) Silently and visibly count seconds to administer throw-in,
free-throw, back-court, and closely guarded rules and silently count for
enforcement of the three-second rule.

Art. 10.

(Women) Silently count seconds to administer the free-throw and
three-seconds rules and visibly count seconds to administer the throw-in and
closely guarded (when holding the ball) rules.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Counting out loud is not proper.
NFHS
2-7-9 . . . Silently and visibly counting seconds to administer the throw-in (7-6), free-throw (8-4; 9-1-3), backcourt (9-8) and closely-guarded (9-10) rules.

NCAA
Rule 2, Section 9

Art. 9.

(Men) Silently and visibly count seconds to administer throw-in,

free-throw, back-court, and closely guarded rules and silently count for
enforcement of the three-second rule.

Art. 10.

(Women) Silently count seconds to administer the free-throw and

three-seconds rules and visibly count seconds to administer the throw-in and
closely guarded (when holding the ball) rules.

Thanks, Nevada.
Yet, I am left to wonder whether any clinicians/assignors/supervisors recommend the practice.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by mick

Thanks, Nevada.
Yet, I am left to wonder whether any clinicians/assignors/supervisors recommend the practice.

I would expect clinicians to teach the officials to enforce the rules properly. I haven't come across any that instruct counting verbally, but that doesn't mean that there aren't some out there who are doing it.
Whenever we encounter one of our HS officials who has picked up this habit from somewhere, we explain to him why he shouldn't be doing that. Usually, it is just a matter of the official having never been told not to count out loud.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mick

Yet, I am left to wonder whether any clinicians/assignors/supervisors recommend the practice.

I've never run into anyone that recommends doing that, Mick. The main reason is, as you alluded, that you're aiding the throwing team by doing that by letting them know where they are in the count.

I'm with you. I don't care for anyone using that one either.