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Hand signals were an important part of the traditions of the schools in the Southwest Conference. Invention of "Guns Up" is attributed to 1961 Texas Tech alumnus, L. Glenn Dippel. Living in Austin with his wife Roxie, Dippel created "Guns Up" as a way to counter the "Hook 'em Horns" handsign he saw each day from fans of the Texas Longhorns. [3]
The hand position helps with avoiding or hitting around the block. An angle or cross court shot involves wrapping the hand around the inside of the ball with the thumb down. To hit cut-back shots, the hand is wrapped around the outside of the ball with the thumb up, the hit requires a full follow through by the arm.
The maneuver involves digging the ball with the bottom hand and then directing it with the upper hand; J-Stroke : an emergency play made either running or diving, often with one hand, where a player has to reach well in front of themself to contact the ball and follow through in a 'J' motion in order to send the ball back over their head
Finger heart is a hand gesture in which the subject has a palm up fist, raises their index finger and brings their thumb over it so as to form a small heart shape. It signals a similar gesture to that of the two-handed heart. It originates from South Korean culture and was used by athletes during the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Games. [18]
Catcher James McCann (in white uniform) of the Detroit Tigers using his right hand (obscured) to give signs to his pitcher, in a 2015 game against the Minnesota Twins.. In baseball, sign stealing is the act of observing the signs being signaled by the opposing catcher to the pitcher or a coach, and the subsequent relaying of those signals to members of one's own team.
Hand signals or hand signaling may refer to; Hand signals used by cyclists and motorists to indicate intended actions; Hand signals (pickleball) used by line judges and players; Hand signaling (open outcry) used on financial trading floors; U.S. Army hand and arm signals used during radio silence
Diving signals — hand communication methods while scuba diving; Flag semaphores — telegraphy systems using hand-held flags, other objects, or the hands themselves; Finger counting. Chinese number gestures; Open outcry hand signaling; Fingerspelling or manual alphabets; Gang signals — signs used to signify allegiance to a gang or local ...
They also use pass backs to signal when to sing the various school songs, in much the same way as cheerleaders lead songs at other schools. [ 8 ] When the Aggie football team is defeated at home, the crowd remains in the stands at the end of the game while the Aggie Yell Leaders conduct a short yell practice, including the singing of the song ...