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In professional (and hearing) football and baseball hand signals are used as well. Security through obscurity mostly works fine. The teams generally change the
by peter422 5y ago
In professional (and hearing) football and baseball hand signals are used as well. Security through obscurity mostly works fine. The teams generally change the meaning of the signals from game to game or even play to play, and it mostly keeps the defense from knowing what the signals mean.
In this context if the other team did happen to have somebody who could interpret the signals quickly enough, it would be pretty easy for the players to just have a few codes which change the meaning of the signals. And of course you can just agree what codes mean what in the huddle or the sideline where the other team can’t see.
- hutzlibu 5y ago"it would be pretty easy for the players to just have a few codes which change the meaning of the signals." At some point, though, you might confuse your own team more, than the other team, so I would keep it simple, especially if we are talking about a sport, that involves banging heads together.
- JackFr 5y agoExcept baseball players to whom 1 finger is always fastball and 2 fingers is always curve. They have security through hiding your hand between your legs, and if you think a runner on second is stealing signs beaning the batter with the ball.