Twenty four or two four?

[Welpe]

The chapter I belong to trains us to say the whole number "twenty-four" instead of the individual digits.

[Mark Padgett]

The main reason I was given for using the entire number was that there is much less possibility of confusing the book guy (or hot mom). If you say the individual digits, there's the chance they might hear only the first one and give the foul to a kid with a single number. The real only chance that might happen if you use the entire number is when you report number 14 (assuming the teams are using only legal numbers). I guess if you use the entire number, there's still a (very) small chance they might only hear, for instance, "thirty" when you say "thirty one" and give the foul to number thirty, but that's a long shot.

[Gargil]

I was trained to verbalize the whole number. I started out verbalizing the indivual digits, but was told at 2 seperate camps to verbalize the whole number.

[Pantherdreams]

I say twenty four because up here a two four means you've just asked for a flat of beer.

[BillyMac]

"Two Four". That's what we've been taught here in our little corner of Connecticut. Been that way for thirty years.

I like M&M Guy's reasoning: "I verbalize the individual numerals, two-four, because I display them individually".

Bottom line: When in Rome ...

[jdmara]

I've been told both ways at different camps. I actually do both as odd as that sounds.

{Foul is on} "24, {Two fingers} 2, {Four fingers} 4, Contact, Two shots....."

Always worked well for me.

-Josh

[APG]

I've always been a full number guy. Never had a problem doing that way and never had anyone say anything about it.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

TWENTY-FOUR


MTD, Sr.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by jdmara

I've been told both ways at different camps. I actually do both as odd as that sounds.

{Foul is on} "24, {Two fingers} 2, {Four fingers} 4, Contact, Two shots....."

Always worked well for me.

-Josh

YUCK. You give the number to the scorer twice?
Please cease doing that immediately.
Nothing looks more like a rookie.

[CMHCoachNRef]

I have always used the full number. The main assignor in Central Ohio demands the full number. His reasoning is that player #1 and #2 is at a distinct disadvantage since a foul on 1-2 (i.e. 12) can be erroneously assigned to #1 and/or #2 in error.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

YUCK. You give the number to the scorer twice?
Please cease doing that immediately.
Nothing looks more like a rookie.

I disagree. I think there are far more rookiesque things than, "White, twenty-four! White, two, four!"

Besides, taking another second for the sake of clarity seldom hurt anyone, and could prevent the scorekeeper saying, "what number was that?"

[tjones1]

I usually don't call fouls. I've found the games go faster.

I say the number: Twenty-Four

[tref]

Originally Posted by jdmara

I've been told both ways at different camps. I actually do both as odd as that sounds.

{Foul is on} "24, {Two fingers} 2, {Four fingers} 4, Contact, Two shots....."

Always worked well for me.

-Josh

Funny how various regions do things differently! Out here "Foul is on" and "contact" are frowned upon.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by tref

Funny how various regions do things differently! Out here "Foul is on" and "contact" are frowned upon.

+1

And, don't say, "I've got" either.....

[Jay R]

Originally Posted by tref

Funny how various regions do things differently! Out here "Foul is on" and "contact" are frowned upon.

This reminded me of an official in our association who's signals and reporting style seems to be different than the rest of us.

I was asked a few years ago to work with him on his mechanics. It was felt that he had good judgement but he just didn't look the part. His main problem was his less than fit look and his sloppy mechanics. His signals were never sharp and we tried to help him but he has not changed one bit. Thus he could probably working a higher level if it weren't for his mechanics.

Here's how he reports an "illegal use of the hands" foul. "I've got a foul on Blue 12, that's Blue 12. Hits. Two shots". Around here we don't verbalize the foul and the few that do never say "hits".