Starting the clock mechanic

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by zm1283

Would you say then that since the mechanics look almost the same in the book, that college officials are given a lot more leeway on what they are required to do signal/mechanic wise?

I would not say that they are given leeway, I think the powers that be care more about officiating than signals. And I do not think they care about things like fitting the picture to a tee.

Originally Posted by zm1283

From what I can tell they aren't required to stop the clock with an open hand (Some don't stop it on PC fouls), they report with two hands, walk when reporting, etc. I'm not trying to complain about college officials by any means, I'm just curious why the mechanics end up being so different sometimes.

You are still supposed to stop the clock (same as NF). And just like anything in life people do not always do exactly what is written. It does not drastically change at the HS level either. When I watch HS games on TV I see a lot of things that are not HS mechanics either. I do not consider it any more than that, just an official not using the prescribed mechanics that is all. If the the assignor/supervisor does not care, why would we really care?

Peace