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Referee And Umpire Signals It’s Fun To Do From Your Couch, Ranked

10:07 AM EST on December 6, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI - JANUARY 03: Referee Jeffrey Anderson calls a blocking foul during a college basketball game between Marquette Golden Eagles and Providence Friars on January 3, 2018, at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI. Marquette won in overtime 95-90 . (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
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  1. Safe
  2. First down
  3. Touchdown
  4. Strikeout
  5. Incomplete pass
  6. Possession (basketball)
  7. Out
  8. Home run
  9. Yellow card
  10. Safety
  11. Ejection
  12. Goal (after review)
  13. Technical foul
  14. Fair ball
  15. False start
  16. Strike
  17. Three (attempted)
  18. Three (made)
  19. Time out
  20. Jump ball
  21. Penalty shot
  22. Blocking foul
  23. Kick is no good
  24. Delayed penalty
  25. Facemask
  26. Pass interference
  27. Holding
  28. Being run over by a herd of zebras
  29. Charging foul

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