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3 hours ago, The Man in Blue said:

I don't see the need for a physical action (safe sign) other than for the fans.

I agree with you, except the “safe signal”, being a “prescribed mechanic”, taught at all the camps & clinics :rolleyes: is going to be something an evaluator will want / expect to see. 
 

 


 

Thru the hoop, Bob! Thru the hoop!

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4 hours ago, MadMax said:

I agree with you, except the “safe signal”, being a “prescribed mechanic”, taught at all the camps & clinics :rolleyes: is going to be something an evaluator will want / expect to see. 
 

 


 

Thru the hoop, Bob! Thru the hoop!

 

Take this with the small pea that it is ... I have never been taught the safe mechanic.

Now ... I have not attended a college camp (have planned on some, but it never panned out) and then COVID took me off the dirt for over a year so I didn't attend any camps (high school or other sanctioning body) this year.

As you said, if they want it, they want it.  It's amazing the game worked just fine for 160+ years with out a need for that.  Just saying ... 😉

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