"Over The Back"

[mj]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I've seen big time NCAA officials put both arms straight up and bring them forward/down to show that a player was vertical but brought the arms forward/down and fouled the shooter. It's a mechanic that may not be approved but communicates the foul far better than a hit/hack mechanic ever could.

Same with the hit to the head (in an NFHS game). If I hit the head, nobody ever questions me. If I use the usual hit/hack mechanic, I'm just as likely to hear from a coach that "he didn't hit him on the arm."

I try to use proper mechanics when they fit, but I'm not a slave to them 100% of the time, either.

When I report the similar foul listed above, I verbalize 'hit to the head' or 'wasn't straight up' while giving the usual hit/hack mechanic. Oh crap, we're not supposed to verbalize the foul when reporting.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mj

'Hit to the head'.

I know more about the Latvian Gambit than I know about NCAA mechanics, but isn't this a proper mechanic for womens games.

[wfd21]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I know more about the Latvian Gambit than I know about NCAA mechanics, but isn't this a proper mechanic for womens games.

Yes it is.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mj

'Wasn't straight up'.

Sounds too much like the infamous Boris Karloff mechanic (See image above).