Beckoning in Subs

[Adam]

whomever

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

whomever

Agreed, as long as you agree in pre-game. This is not a major deal in my game.

[Nevadaref]

And starting this year the NFHS mechanic is to sound the whistle for all incoming subs.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

And starting this year the NFHS mechanic is to sound the whistle for all incoming subs.

Was taht noted as a change? I hadn't realized or recognized it...but it's been common use everywhere I've officiated before this year, anyway.

[Nevadaref]

Nope, just appeared in the new manual without comment.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Nope, just appeared in the new manual without comment.

Shocking

[Nevadaref]

Yeah, there was a lot of that this year.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

whomever

For me, that can lead to confusion. Not much of a pregame led to this. On several occasions both myself and partner are bringing in subs, just looked sloppy to me and could lead to putting ball in play as one official is giving it up to partner and administering official may see that arm drop and think it's OK to put ball in play.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by fullor30

For me, that can lead to confusion. Not much of a pregame led to this. On several occasions both myself and partner are bringing in subs, just looked sloppy to me and could lead to putting ball in play as one official is giving it up to partner and administering official may see that arm drop and think it's OK to put ball in play.

There are practices in place to avoid this; such as ensuring you make eye contact. If I'm administering and see subs coming in, I watch the subs and my partner. I'll do my own count, and then look at my partner to make sure he/she's ready.

It can only lead to problems if there are other sloppy aspects of the mechanics.