One and one signal

[Bird Dog]

Originally Posted by ballgame99

does no one verbalize a "play it off the rim" or "rest on the first"?

Originally Posted by RookieDude

I'm not real proud of it...but, I do say "let it hit". I never say..."rest on the first one". Just "2" if there are 2 shots.

...I think the verbalization just shows the players that I'm watching for early entry into the lane.

Depends on the level. If all you call is varsity or higher, okay. But as a first year official my schedule was made up of middle school, frosh & JV. I found if I verbalized just "Let it hit" or "Rest" at these levels, it will help cut down on lane violations. As this season has progressed (and presumably the players have gotten better), I find myself saying it less and less, and just going with "One" or "Two" or whatever number we're shooting while making eye contact with the table and my partner (2 man).

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Hook 'em Horns while torquing my wrist back and forth and loudly verbalizing 1 and 1. Each index finger high up in the air toward table once I get back to the endline.

I thought I was the only one that did this?! Except I don't use the classic 1-&-1 signal at the end (see below). I used the hold-the-ball-between-your-arms method for most of the season before switching to the Hook'em Horns. Of course, I'll also verbalize it, loudly. Again, at the MS/Frosh/JV level, I found the bounce method was way too short. I like to hold my hand signal up for a good 2-3 seconds so ALL the players, the table and my partner know what we're doing. The split second of a bounce is just too short for the attention span of younger players.

Also, I don't do anything after bouncing the ball to the shooter. Everyone's eyes naturally follow the ball, including the players on the lane, the table, the spectators, etc. So it feels pointless to make a signal when no one's watching; but before I bounce, I have the ball - so all those eyes are on me and that's the best time to communicate what we have.

Interesting thread.