Held Ball Mechanics?

[Scooby]

When you have a held ball situation do you go up with an open hand then the thumbs or just the thumbs?

[refnrev]

Thumbs up! However I used have a one partner who'd go up with a touchdown sign.... by the way he was a state finals football umpire several times.

[refnrev]

Scooby, Check on the T-Mechanics thread, post #30 by Mark Padgett. That should be a lot of help.

[Scooby]

Nice...Thanks

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Scooby

When you have a held ball situation do you go up with an open hand then the thumbs or just the thumbs?

See NFHS Signal #3, titled "Stop clock for jump/held ball"

[Mark Dexter]

The official signal is, as Bob Jenkins said, #3 - the thumbs up.

However, I've had several evaluators (camps & otherwise) who say to give the open-palm stop clock signal, then give the thumbs up for a held ball. They say that it can reduce problems if you have a double whistle and your partner thinks there was a violation or foul before the held ball.

That said, do what's accepted in your area.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by refnrev

Thumbs up! However I used have a one partner who'd go up with a touchdown sign.... by the way he was a state finals football umpire several times.

That's odd. An umpire should never even come close to making that signal!

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

The official signal is, as Bob Jenkins said, #3 - the thumbs up.

However, I've had several evaluators (camps & otherwise) who say to give the open-palm stop clock signal, then give the thumbs up for a held ball. They say that it can reduce problems if you have a double whistle and your partner thinks there was a violation or foul before the held ball.

That said, do what's accepted in your area.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS! I picked up this mechanic last year and it has helped me out of several double whistles since then...whether it be a timeout about to be granted by a parnter, a foul...you come right up with the thumbs and he/she comes in with a foul you have a problem...

[Scooby]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

The official signal is, as Bob Jenkins said, #3 - the thumbs up.

However, I've had several evaluators (camps & otherwise) who say to give the open-palm stop clock signal, then give the thumbs up for a held ball. They say that it can reduce problems if you have a double whistle and your partner thinks there was a violation or foul before the held ball.

That said, do what's accepted in your area.

An official gave me the same rationale last night. But my question is, what is the Federation mechanics?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by refnrev

However I used have a one partner who'd go up with a touchdown sign....

Good grief! If he gives the touchdown signal for a held ball, I'd hate to see what he does to signal a successful 3 pointer!!! Maybe something like this?

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by refnrev

Thumbs up! However I used have a one partner who'd go up with a touchdown sign.... by the way he was a state finals football umpire several times.

ha ha i have seen this before...usually by an old timer...did this use to be the signal (perhaps before the 3-pt shot?)

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by kbilla

ha ha i have seen this before...usually by an old timer...did this use to be the signal (perhaps before the 3-pt shot?)

Yes. Dr. Naismith showed it to me personally.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by Scooby

An official gave me the same rationale last night. But my question is, what is the Federation mechanics?

What Bob Jenkins said - the held ball (thumbs-in-the-air) signal is the stop-the-clock signal.