Your worst mechanic?

Ignats75

BAd habit, but it does defuse situations. A1 catches ball and juggles/bobbles it. Coach starts yelling for a travel. I make a juggling motion while looking at him. (I don't want to shout across court) I find it communicates effectively what I saw to the coach and does eliminate unnecessary noise.

Amesman

Anticipating a call and suddenly realizing I better scratch my head or ear instead.

Mark Padgett

fullor30 wrote
As I saw your name before reading I thought there was a new "we're going to overtime" mechanic instituted.

Sorry - never used that. 😎

bas2456

Amesman wrote
Anticipating a call and suddenly realizing I better scratch my head or ear instead.

I do that sometimes...I wonder if anyone's caught me ever.

SAJ

Something I haven't really thought about until this topic was posted, but how many revolutions do you typically make on your travel mechanic? I make 3, but I've seen some only make 1. It seems to be the most cumbersome mechanic visually.

Wellmer

SAJ, what part of Nebraska are you in?

SAJ

Wellmer wrote
SAJ, what part of Nebraska are you in?

Southwest

fullor30

justacoach wrote
What "signal" did you intend to use???
Was it a NFHS disseminated mechanic or one you have borrowed from our baseball brethren?

If it's the latter case, do us all a favor and remove it from your repertoire except for those instances it communicates something meaningful to your partner. These instances almost always relate to backcourt and OOB.

First of all, I'm clearly not doing you any 'favors'. Secondly, I have no idea what you're babbling about.

Better poll everyone before you use the word us.

fullor30

SAJ wrote
Southwest

Chadron?

bob jenkins

SAJ wrote
Something I haven't really thought about until this topic was posted, but how many revolutions do you typically make on your travel mechanic?

Pi. Exactly.

fullor30

bob jenkins wrote
Pi. Exactly.

x/(pi/2) = 1/(2*pi)
x=(pi/2)*(1/2*pi) = 1/4 revolutions

deecee

Your worst mechanic?

Probably all of them 😮

Wellmer

fullor30, Chadron is more north central or northwest. Southeast would be more like Kearney, North Platte or McCook.

Wellmer

Worst mechanic? In my earlier days, calling a jump ball with my index fingers pointing towards the sky. Counting three seconds for a three second lane count, which by the way got quickly corrected when I went to my first camp. Those are just a couple that come to mind.

Adam

bas2456 wrote
I do that sometimes...I wonder if anyone's caught me ever.

Every official (and half the coaches) in the building knows exactly what you're doing. 😀 I've done it. Working on a patient whistle helps with this. 🙂

just another ref

Guy who charged me $400 to replace my alternator and all I needed was a battery.

26 Year Gap

Amesman wrote
Anticipating a call and suddenly realizing I better scratch my head or ear instead.

Like getting faked out on a 3 that turns out to be a pass?

shutupneff

SAJ wrote
Something I haven't really thought about until this topic was posted, but how many revolutions do you typically make on your travel mechanic? I make 3, but I've seen some only make 1. It seems to be the most cumbersome mechanic visually.

I usually do 2 revolutions. 3 if I feel I need to emphasize that I'm calling a travel rather than something else, like if there was a would-be shooting foul immediately after the walk.

BillyMac

I have a tough time with a three point try, shooter is fouled, and the ball goes in. I never seem to be able to go through al the signals smoothly.

Also, even though it's been around for a few years, I still feel awkward with the illegal screen (team control, block) signal.

Adam

I still struggle with the team control signal. It just feels awkward.