Lou/Okla Women's Semi strange signal
 

In the Louisville/Oklahoma Semi, at 19:32 in the second half, new lead did a very strange mechanic that I've never seen before. She (it was Cameron Inouye) was clear down on the endline, set up, ball was well back in the backcourt. A2 and B2 marking each other came running toward her, B2 got position facing back, A2 totally plowed B2. As B2 hit the deck on her butt, L stepped across the endline onto the court with one foot and leaned forward just a little. She held up one hand as if to signal a delayed foul. then when A2 stepped toward the ball and away from the down defender, L brought her arm down, pointed to the player on the floor and then stepped back behind the endline.

Anyone have any clue what that was all about??

Having a little trouble picturing it. Could you make a video for us, or draw some pictures or something?

The graphic they painted on the floor was strange. I will not be surprised if we see multiple colors on the ball in the near future. :(

Possible explanation
 

On the step in:
"Hey, are you okay?"
....no response
On the point:
"I see her."

It was a big Arch...I thought it was cool

Thanks. I figgered it was something symbolic, but I couldn't guess the subject.

What is a "<b>delayed</b> foul" and what is the signal for it?:confused:

Maybe the official does some softball and was doing a delayed dead ball and ready to call obstruction? :confused:

Something Else
 

I noticed that the lead had a shot clock violation as well. I was told this was taboo coming from the lead......:)

Not necessarily in NCAA-W. The L has the shooter below the free throw line and could conceivably have the whistle on the shot clock violation. It's not usual, but it certainly isn't taboo.

Okay, maybe taboo was a bad word to use. I am in the NCAA-W and was told that it was frowned upon.

Depends on the conference and what they want. Most don't want the L doing it...there are a couple of conferences that don't seem to mind it quite so much.

And, of course, there are assignors who only care when YOU do it. . .

Great! Now I have to go back to my therapist again...:mad:

The shot was taken from about 3 feet under the FT line...it was in the Leads primary area.

Not that I've heard. Whoever is on ball has 1st crack at it.

I have never heard this from any of my supervisors...the whole objective is to get the call right...Tina Napier is a pretty damn good official and she got it right. What do you want the lead to look at when the ball is in their primary?

I agree. I thought it was pretty neat.

I will be attending tomorrow's game. Be on the look out for me! :D

Did I say that I think she was wrong? Did I say that she shouldn't have called it? Did I say that the L should never call a shot clock violation?

Nope, nope, and nope would be the correct answers to those questions. I responded to someone who said it was "taboo" for the L to have a shot clock violation. End of story. I'm glad that none of your supervisors have ever told you that...maybe your supervisors make more sense than some of the ones I work for.

Juulie - I worked with a partner in a game last December in which he called "illegal use of feet" and made a "tripping" mechanic.

I still have nightmares.

Did you see it? I see what you're saying and it seems reasonable. The signals looked to me to be a little more scripted than that, but a really smooth, graceful attractive ref could do almost anything and make it look well thought out, eh, zebe?:D

Yea, Nevada, I expect you're right.

mbyron, if I could have found a clip, or made a picture, believe me, I would have. I was hoping someone else had noticed it. It was just a step, signal, point, then return to position. very solid and planned looking.

regarding the "delayed foul" it's a soccer thing, Old School, and this looked very similar.