Communication Help

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust

That said, the trail should NEVER be indicating that it was tipped. They should call the play as it happens. The only time the tip signal should be used is after the play to communicate, perhaps to the coach, why the call was or was not made.

Why not do it ahead of time, so there wont be any need to communicate after the play? Preventative officiating, right? Putting out the fuse before the bomb ignites, right?

Originally Posted by Toren

I don't know what happened by the division line, but when he immediately signaled the "tip" with his hands (unapproved mechanic) to show that the defender knocked it backwards,

I wasn't going to blow my whistle even if the ball had gone into the backcourt. I was going to let us live with it.

I think of the tip signal more like a communication tool as opposed to a mechanic/signal.
That whistle is on a lanyard for a reason. Whats wrong with using our voice to communicate with our partners? I've called out a name before, returned the tip signal while saying "offense-offense."

Value of voice.