Signals ( The Language of the Game, One Language a Must) & Signaling
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Signals (The Language of the Game, One Language a Must) &
Signaling
Peter Palermino, Bd. 6 Rules Interpreter
Thanks to Layne Drexel &Kelly Callahan,
Bd.# 11 Delaware
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Importance of Signals• Enable us to share one language• Provide means of communication with
partners, players, coaches, table personnel & fans
• Demonstrate consistency• Reflect a desired level of
professionalism
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What bad signals say about you• Indecisive – may not be sure, trying to convince
yourself • Trying to sell a bad call• Trying to take the emphasis off the players• Trying to be the show• Don’t know the rules or have a lack of
understanding• Inexperienced official • Lazy, weak• Careless – in a rush to take your money and go
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What good signals say about you
• Professional• Confident• Well-trained• Experienced (even if you’re not)• Decisive• Understand the rules of the game• Good communicator• Leader
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What bad signals do to the game
• Lead to confusion• Cause delays in the contest
(players/team unsure of what is next)• Set a poor tone for the game and set the
stage for problems to occur• Increase opportunity to have rulings
questioned
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What good signals do for the game
• Help create a flow for the game – let players know what is next
• Set a tone of professionalism and a level of expectation for behavior by the game participants
• Decrease opportunity to have rulings questioned
• Raise level of communication
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Weaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement
A number of areas were identified by IAABO staff throughout the country, including:• Lack of signals• Improper signals• Informal signals• Made-up signals• Signals that aren’t clear, crisp, sharp, strong and
are not at proper anglesLet’s look at some specific weaknesses or areas needing improvement, by signal…
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Stop Clock/Start ClockWeaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:• Failing to stop the clock
at all, on violations or fouls
• Using the same arm/hand to administer the throw-in count and start the clock
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Preliminary at spot of foulWeaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:• Arm up for foul while
doing one handed push or block
• Failing to indicate a preliminary signal at all
• Preliminary signal does not match signal given in reporting area
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Foul SignalsWeaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:• Banging fists on hips• Using hit to the head,
trip or other unapproved signals
• Making up one’s own “hit” signal
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Foul Signals/ReportingWeaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:
• The dramatic technical foul
• Failing to give proper player control signal
• Indicating team control signal incorrectly
• Reporting well outside of the designated foul reporting area
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Indicating Number of Free Throws Properly
Weaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:• “Rabbit ears” to indicate
bonus• Giving informal
signal used to communicate with partner(s) as formalsignal
• Failing to indicate number of free throws at all
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Successful Goals/No ScoreWeaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:• Counting goal with a fist
looking like team control foul instead
• Jumping around and whistling as some fancy score-goal signal is given
• Waving arms up high for no goal
• Waving one arm with fist up indicating no goal
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Counts
Weaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:• Failure to show visible
count• One finger or two finger
counts• Timing off • Location of count signal
all over the place
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Designated Spot Indication
Weaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:• Failure to indicate
designated spot at all• Pointing to incorrect spot
or picking spot most convenient for official rather than proper spot
• Designating the spot only to the thrower-in
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Time-OutsWeaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:• Announcing “full” for 60-
second time-out• Use of thumbs on
shoulders to indicate 30• 60-sec time-out signal
that looks like double foul• Failure to count 10
players at conclusion
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3-Point Attempt/SuccessfulWeaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:• Angle of 3-point attempt
not proper• Successful goal signal given
at improper angle• Failure to use arm closest
to division line to signal attempt
• Two officials indicating attempt
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Beckoning SubstitutesWeaknesses/Areas Needing Improvement:• More than one official
beckoning• One finger wave-in signal
or no signal at all• Repeated “come here”
motion• Failing to ensure that the
number that came on the court equals number that went off the court
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How We Can Help Officials Improve
• Use the mirror
• Reward and recognizethose with great signals. –
• Practice – practice – practice!
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ConclusionWhen individuals speak different languages,
great communication is difficult and one word or pronunciation for something is “technically”
impossible.
techniquementفنياTECHNISCH
técnicamenteтехнически
technically 技術的に
技術上 TEGNIES
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Conclusion…but to officials, no matter where we live, speaking the single language of signals, the key to great communication is
precision.
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Questions?