Mechanics you use

[CaRef5]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

I will attempt to curtail iffy behavior rather than penalize it.

That is only for iffy behavior; if it's obvious it gets the call.

This is exactly how i view it

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

OhioHSAA and MichiganHSAA use NFHS Mechanics. And when I officiate games using NFHS Rules I use NFHS Mechanics. That said there are one or two NCAA mechanics that I use in an NFHS game; the one that comes to mind is where the L stands for the first of two and the first two of three free throws, I use the long time Women's mechanic of being next to and just behind the player in the first block.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

The L stands for the first of two and the first two of three free throws, being next to and just behind the player in the first block.

Wrong mechanic. I prefer to sit in the bleachers behind the basket with a hot mom, especially if she has some popcorn. Let the players take care of the ball between free throws. By the time these players get to high school, they know what to do with the ball.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Wrong mechanic. I prefer to sit in the bleachers behind the basket with a hot mom, especially if she has some popcorn. Let the players take care of the ball between free throws. By the time these players get to high school, they know what to do with the ball.

DOH!! How could I have forgot that mechanic.

MTD, Sr.

[26 Year Gap]

There is an emphasis here in FL on mechanics. The signals are to be the proper NFHS signals. Pointing direction with the whole hand, not a finger or two. 60 second time out is not the rewind of the Wicked Witch of the East leg roll. That sort of thing where officials who do both college & HS have used college mechanics in HS games.