Signal for touchback

tempestos · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 10, 2005, 05:32pm

Is the correct signal for a touchback at the high school level:

(1) hand high above head and waving back and forth above head, very similar to a fair catch signal; or

(2) hand to the side moving up and down, like is done at the NFL level.

Texas Aggie · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 10, 2005, 06:19pm

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JasonTX · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 10, 2005, 09:47pm

Never actually thought about this, but the picture in the book agrees with #1. However, I was taught to give the same signal as a timeout, but only using 1 arm.

tempestos · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 11, 2005, 10:00am

When I first saw this it caught me a little bit by surprise as well. I always thought the signal for touchback was #2, but according to the signal chart it definitely is #1.

Snake~eyes · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 11, 2005, 10:10am

Quote:

Originally posted by JasonTX
Never actually thought about this, but the picture in the book agrees with #1. However, I was taught to give the same signal as a timeout, but only using 1 arm.

Definitely this, I always thought it was 2 when I first started but someone corrected me.