Sorry guys, the timeout for a substitution mechanic is different. It is done using only two fingers above the head.

You should be sorry. Ok, that's a little stronger than I intended; but anybody swirling 2 fingers over their head should be embarrassed. That would look distinctly. . . goofy.

There actually isn't a signal listed for this in the CCA handbook this year, but I'm 99.999999999% positive that when it was introduced, it was the traveling signal. No way am I "swirling" unless I get ripped for the traveling signal.

Scrapper, if you have a 2007-08 NCAA rule book, go look on page 168 and you'll see this mechanic. Or just go to this link.
http://www.ncaa.org/library/rules/20...ball_rules.pdf

and it's not exactly done by "swirling" your fingers like your wearing pink panties like you suggest.
Unless you do. (Not that there's anything wrong with that):)

That's a woman's mechanic.

Those of us who know Scrappy know that he's a men's official...who happens to wear pink panties but there's nothing wrong with that (Well, nothing too wrong with that... he's just confused...)

btw I see it on p205

The NCAAM description says "throw in spot or designated spot violation"

I agree that the NCAAW description doesn't include the word "violation" and the signal is on the "information" page, not the "violation" page.

I apologize for the discrepancy in the link. It is pg. 168 in the 2008 rule book. The link is for the 2007 edition.

Yes it is listed as a women's mechanic, but there is also no mechanic listed under the men's for a team control foul either

http://www.ncaa.org/library/rules/20...ball_rules.pdfUpdated link

I do have rulebook, but believe it or not, there are no signals in it. In the table of contents, it shows signals and gives a page number, but the book itself leaves those sections out. Very strange.

But I do see the signal on the PDF version that you linked. As Dan_ref said, it's a women's mechanic, which explains why I was not familiar with it. And as I said, I sure looks goofy.

It sure looks like swirling. Yuck.

OK, I might concede that a little:) but it is definitely different than the travel signal.

I'll concede that, too. :)

get a room.