Starting the clock mechanic

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I have seen high school officials do both these things, especially those who also work NCAA-W games.

Interesting...but mainly because it is a big no-no to do those things in high school games here. I personally don't have a problem with those things, but the people I get games from do care.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

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.

Yeah, so they're given leeway or freedom on how "By the book" their signals/mechanics are in return for being more highly scrutinized on their play calling and judgment. I think we're talking about the same thing.

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

So it's an area thing then. Most people here would get blasted on an evaluation for not stopping the clock, reporting with two hands, or not stopping to report.