Signalling number with two hands

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by muxbule

Two hand signaling is frowned upon in my association. Not cool

Prior to giving numbers with one hand, the somewhat accusatory pointing to the bench to show which team the foul is on is on the decline in our state, it seems. When one crew I work with is together, we tell the official scorer that the hand with which we report the number of the fouler signifies the bench whose team committed that foul. If blue team fouls, we report the number with the hand on blue bench's side, and vice versa.
Of course we also vocalize the color, but the redundancy confirms it for the table.
Some "table officials" have expressed their appreciation of that, for the sake of the clarity of it all.
Anybody else doing this?

[representing]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Prior to giving numbers with one hand, the somewhat accusatory pointing to the bench to show which team the foul is on is on the decline in our state, it seems. When one crew I work with is together, we tell the official scorer that the hand with which we report the number of the fouler signifies the bench whose team committed that foul. If blue team fouls, we report the number with the hand on blue bench's side, and vice versa.
Of course we also vocalize the color, but the redundancy confirms it for the table.
Some "table officials" have expressed their appreciation of that, for the sake of the clarity of it all.
Anybody else doing this?

I only know of one person in our whole chapter who does that, and that's not the only thing he does uniquely compared to others in our chapter. I'm pretty sure doing that is frowned upon in our chapter.

Didn't your mother ever tell you it's not nice to point at people?

[refiator]

It depends on your local mechanics. NFHS still says one-hand...Although some states (including Georgia, where I am) use 2 hand mechanics.

[YooperRef]

How do you guys signal zero when reporting a foul on #20? Closed fist or forming your hand in the shape of a zero? I've been using the latter but upon further review I'm thinking the closed fist looks better/less confusing.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by YooperRef

How do you guys signal zero when reporting a foul on #20? Closed fist or forming your hand in the shape of a zero? I've been using the latter but upon further review I'm thinking the closed fist looks better/less confusing.

Closed fist.

[muxbule]

Originally Posted by YooperRef

How do you guys signal zero when reporting a foul on #20? Closed fist or forming your hand in the shape of a zero? I've been using the latter but upon further review I'm thinking the closed fist looks better/less confusing.

two votes for closed fist

[Jeremy Hohn]

Make it 3.....some co-officials kick their elbow out and make an "O" with the left hand on zeros...but I like the closed fist personally....

[BillyMac]