Reporting Fouls to table
 

One hand or two when reporting the number on a foul to the table in Fed? I see more and more guys going with two hands.

One hand is the NFHS mechanic. Two hands for college.

By strict NFHS mechanics, one is to use one-handed reporting but there are some areas that don't care either way.

Around here, they frown on using college mechanics for high school games.

By "they," I mean our association leadership, who largely work some college ball themselves.

What does your boss say?

I'm told that next year we're supposed to use two-hand reporting in HS.

One if by Fed, Two if by . . .
 

Here's hoping chseagle isn't dyslexic. :D

Or would it help if he was? :confused:

When two-handed reporting is done, does the table have to read it backwards, or does the official have to report it backwards?

Reporting is done so the table reads the numbers the same way they read printed text, left to right. So officials use right hand for tens value and left hand for ones value.

Need An Abacus ???
 

I didn't know there was going to be any math on the Forum today. May I be excused?

It would take awhile to get used to it. As long as they don't let NBA numbers become legal. Of course, the Fed has about 3 years to fiddle with the compression sleeve rule before declaring them legal and having them conform to headband colors. So, it might be a waiting game.

Definitely not a natural process for me yet (kinda like sprinting backwards :D ) the times I've played around with it during college rule rec or intramural games. I still have to put thought into which number goes on which hand.

I think the referee should read it backwards.

I sometimes do two-hand reporting in men's leagues and when I do, I put my right hand up first as the most significant digit, and after a small pause, my left hand as the least significant digit.

One hand per NHFS and one can use two hand per NCAA Women's. But the two-hand mechanic is stupid and confusing.

MTD, Sr.

IMO, the two hand mechanic should only be used for 00, 11, 22, 33, 44, and 55. I think it would avoid any confusion with the scorer's table.

"Wait, was that 1, or 11? I couldn't hear what he said."

Just hold up two hands, with the same digit on either hand.

EDIT: I personally don't use the two hand reporting mechanic, and from what I understand, it's frowned upon in my area. If the mechanic did become acceptable, though, that's how I would employ it.

Disagree. How is it stupid to display both digits of a two-digit number at the same time? In the 2 years that I've been using 2-hand reporting exclusively for my college games, there has been zero confusion.

Neither stupid nor confusing. It takes a week to get used to, tops.