2 Handed Report of Foul

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by refiator

"Walking and talking" and using 2 hands for reporting is encouraged here. It may not be "by the book", but I think it is one of those migrations of the game that hasn't been edited in the mechanics book. (Remember the "Birddog")
Personally, I think it looks better and speeds things up a bit, but I have no problem with reporting "the old fashioned way".

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Here it's exactly the opposite. Did a JV game on Thursday, was observed by our association's clinician, and his first post-game comment to me was "you need to get to the foul reporting area AND STOP before you report the foul".

First, refiator officiates in Georgia where reporting with two hands, walking and talking is the way the GHSA wants it done. I've seen their training videos and I like it.

Second, telling up and coming officials to slow down is a pretty standard thing. Most less experienced officials are officiating too fast and need to slow down. Your evaluator gave you great advice.

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

First, refiator officiates in Georgia where reporting with two hands, walking and talking is the way the GHSA wants it done. I've seen their training videos and I like it.

Second, telling up and coming officials to slow down is a pretty standard thing. Most less experienced officials are officiating too fast and need to slow down. Your evaluator gave you great advice.

Yep... when in Rome, etc. GHSA apparently (I've never worked in Georgia) wants the two hand reporting and walking and talking. MSHSL wants one-hand reporting and no walking and talking. Fair enough.

Same evaluator claims that he's never, in all his years evaluating, ever told an official to speed up his reporting or signaling mechanics.