What's this hand signal?

cropduster · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 09:24pm

While watching a local girls playoff game an official that was clearly mechanically sound used a signal to one of the other officials that used the pinky and thumb (only) extended with a rocking motion of the hand up and down. I asked a seasoned ref that was there if he new what it meant and he didn't. Anyone here? We were speculating that it might have been and invitation for after ther game drinks or...

Ron Pilo · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 09:29pm

Non-verbal communication for we are in the bonus next foul.

mick · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 09:46pm

Index finger and pinky:

"Take a look at the scoreboard."
(Bonus, fouls per team, score, time)

rainmaker · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 09:53pm

Go, Longhorns?

firedoc · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 10:10pm

My guess is that it is a common sign used in Hawaii which means "hang loose." You see this motion very often everywhere in the hawaiian Islands.

Larks · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 10:30pm

Index and Pinky raised?!?...I saw that once at a Motley Crue concert....

Back In The Saddle · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 10:49pm

I watched a boys varsity game recently where the referee was standing about mid-court during a time out exchanging signals with the scorekeeper. I assume he was inquiring about the foul count (bonus) and remaining timeouts. Are there "standard" signals for this? Seemed pretty efficient to me.

Dan_ref · #8 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 11:04pm

Index & pinky? Two outs, play's to first infield.

TriggerMN · #9 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 11:12pm

It's not an NFHS mechanic, but I use that to notify my partner that the bonus situation applies. If I give the "hang loose" shake with both hands, we have bonus both ways.

Jeremy Hohn · #10 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 11:12pm

I use that same signal for one and one and catch crap for it all the time....probably what he/she was trying to relay.

Mark Padgett · #11 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 24, 2003, 11:45pm

Around here it means the game is getting kinda wiggy.

canuckrefguy · #12 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 25, 2003, 12:00am

Quote:

Originally posted by cropduster
While watching a local girls playoff game an official that was clearly mechanically sound used a signal to one of the other officials that used the pinky and thumb (only) extended with a rocking motion of the hand up and down.

Isn't that the technique Australian actor Paul Hogan used to hypnotize the water buffalo in "Crocodile Dundee"?

cropduster · #13 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 25, 2003, 07:45am

Quote:

Originally posted by canuckrefguy

Isn't that the technique Australian actor Paul Hogan used to hypnotize the water buffalo in "Crocodile Dundee"?

It was like Dundee's water buffalo shake except last night the pinky and thumb were pointed in front of the ref with the thumb on top and pinky on bottom. Sure looked like he was inviting to go sip some suds or?

Sometimes, when we are flying, if the airplane engine is running we can't here the telephone (or much else) and we use a signal like this to let one of the crew that they have a phone call by putting that same signal up to the ear. Could have been that one of the officials needed to use the phone and the other told him to wait until the game was over. Just specualtion of course.

BarryB