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[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

I got a PM today that stated

So I pulled my 2009 manual, and got a surprise (guess I have been skimming, when I should have been restudying).

In 2008, as best I recall (I gave my 2008 manual to someone starting out that needed the help without the expense) the 'V' was called the 'wedge' and the counter-rotated coverage area was called the 'slice'. I distinctly remember that term at the 2008 clinic; it was listed as an agenda item, and I seem to recall it was one of the 'front of the book' Points of Emphasis.

But now, the 2009 manual (pages 164 and 165) go back to the previously outlawed/disregarded/unwanted term of 'V', and rename the slice as the wedge. I didn't read them closely; looked at the pic, skimmed what I thought I already knew. Am I losing it, or will others out there confirm my memory? Anyone with a 2008 CCA Manual confirming?

I'm craving pizza now.

Ted

[IRISHMAFIA]

CAUTION!!!

You are approaching a rhetorical question.





Why are some people, whether clinicians, rule interpreters, whomever, so eager to label everything with some sort of catch phrase or sound byte?

V
Wedge
Counter-rotated (my all-time least favorite)
Fourth Dimension
GPA
etc.

Thank you

[Welpe]

Good point, Mike. Buzz words and catch phrases such as those drive me nuts. "Fourth Dimension" is especially curious since I believe time already had that one claimed...

Unfortunately, it's not limited to officiating. The business world is horrible for buzz words and catch phrases:

"Synergy"

"Metrics"

"Proactivity"

I'd keep going but I'm getting nauseous.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Good point, Mike. Buzz words and catch phrases such as those drive me nuts. "Fourth Dimension" is especially curious since I believe time already had that one claimed...

Unfortunately, it's not limited to officiating. The business world is horrible for buzz words and catch phrases:

"Synergy"

"Metrics"

"Proactivity"

I'd keep going but I'm getting nauseous.

OK, but at the end of the day, what terminology are we to use going forward?

[Welpe]

Hey I'm not offering solutions here, I'm just complaining like a good American...

[Big Slick]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Why are some people, whether clinicians, rule interpreters, whomever, so eager to label everything with some sort of catch phrase or sound byte?



Thank you

Well, maybe because we, as humans, have a capacity for language, and labels help to distinguish between concepts a lot better than points and grunts.

[Andy]

Having a hard time staying awake in those loooong business meetings?

Try this - bull$hit bingo you might have to adjust the url a bit since the site wants to edit it!

[wadeintothem]

That bingo is when you want to "Chillax".

[CelticNHBlue]

Don't know where 'slice' came from. It was the 'V', then they added the 'wedge' for the counter rotated responsibility, but I have no recollection of any slices on the softball field. Now, on the golf course, far too many slices in my game.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by CelticNHBlue

Don't know where 'slice' came from. It was the 'V', then they added the 'wedge' for the counter rotated responsibility, ...

NO! "Counter rotated" is a non-existent mechanic/position!!