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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
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Originally posted by whistleone
Scorebooks already have a place for scorekeepers to keep track of next possession. Good scorekeepers will even record the time of the change.
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I like to record the time, the color, and, if possible, a short description of why there was an AP situation. That way, when the coach starts kvetching about why he should have the arrow, you can tell him there was a lodged shot at 12:42 - or whatever happened.
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Sheez, Mark, some of the scorekeepers I've had to deal with can barely push a button correctly, much less start writing anything, even as simple as H V H V. But then there aren't a lot of pre-law-at-GWU folks keeping score at 7th grade girls' games.
The answer to every arrow problem is to always check just as it should change. Then the only thing you have to remember is whether it is (a) correct, or (b) needs dealing with at the next dead ball. Once the habit is firmly established, you have zero arrow problems at any level. I'm saying this from a position of still working on the habit.