Twenty four or two four?

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Originally Posted by grunewar

Speaking of "old school" (the terminlogy, not the person), we had a guy the other night not only bird-dog on a foul, but as he reported to the table, he pointed to the bench of the player the foul was on as the first mechanic/visual aid of his procedure......

I've seen that as well! Usually from the older -errr- more experienced officials...
I'm guessing that's how it used to be done at one time?