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[Bishopcolle]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

That signal just looks amateurish and looks like the official is trying to justify not making a call which actually, to me, makes the no-call appear even more questionable.

I disagree....at least you acknowledge you saw action, but felt it a clean play...otherwise, you stand there chewing your cud, and probably look to most of the fans as if you don't have a clue if there was a foul or not....Only My Opinion, and I know it's not worth much....

Originally Posted by Bishopcolle

I disagree....at least you acknowledge you saw action, but felt it a clean play...otherwise, you stand there chewing your cud, and probably look to most of the fans as if you don't have a clue if there was a foul or not....Only My Opinion, and I know it's not worth much....

Is that in Rule 11 & signal #78 on the signal chart

Seriously though, you'll change your tune when you do the foul tip while your partner has a fist up & all hell breaks loose. I promise you that!

Ever had a blarge in your games? If so, I bet you learned to hold up on the prelim huh.

Ever had a held ball while your partner has a foul in front of the fouling teams bench? If so, I bet you learned to go with the held ball huh.

[Bishopcolle]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

Is that in Rule 11 & signal #78 on the signal chart

Seriously though, you'll change your tune when you do the foul tip while your partner has a fist up & all hell breaks loose. I promise you that!

Ever had a blarge in your games? If so, I bet you learned to hold up on the prelim huh.

Ever had a held ball while your partner has a foul in front of the fouling teams bench? If so, I bet you learned to go with the held ball huh.

Well, you are right....obviously, but I am hoping my partner isn't calling in my area....then we don't have that problem...but I know, it's not a perfect world, so I better shag the "unauthorized" signal...

[slow whistle]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

That signal just looks amateurish and looks like the official is trying to justify not making a call which actually, to me, makes the no-call appear even more questionable.

I use this signal in one situation....if I am C in FC and have a play in front of me and the ball goes shooting into the BC and T has no idea what happened b/c he is hopefully watching his primary, I will give the ugly tipped ball signal so he doesn't call a BC violation...to me this beats him stopping play and me having to run over to inform him that the ball was tipped...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

What about a C giving a tip signal to the trail letting him know the ball was tipped by B and should not be ruled a backcourt violation? I'm sure this is unapproved, but it's something that longtime partners and I use once every 10 games or so.

Originally Posted by RichMSN

That signal just looks amateurish and looks like the official is trying to justify not making a call which actually, to me, makes the no-call appear even more questionable.

Originally Posted by slow whistle

I use this signal in one situation....if I am C in FC and have a play in front of me and the ball goes shooting into the BC and T has no idea what happened b/c he is hopefully watching his primary, I will give the ugly tipped ball signal so he doesn't call a BC violation...to me this beats him stopping play and me having to run over to inform him that the ball was tipped...

Rich obviously agrees with you.

[slow whistle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Rich obviously agrees with you.

Ha looked for that example too to see if it was posted already...apparently didn't look hard enough!

[Bishopcolle]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Doesn't you not sounding the whistle and calling a foul also let everyone know it was a clean play?

True...good point