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Originally posted by Stan
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Originally posted by PublicBJ
Before you go off on that, I think we need "preventative scoring" as well as "preventative officiating". The coaches made the effort in the spirit of the game, and got no help from the table.
I'd let it go, and ask the scorer to help us out in the future. If the opposing coach complains (and he has a right to), I'd explain my logic, and state that I would have done the same for him/her.
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I'm not sure they made the effort in the spirit of the game, quite possible that both the head and assistant coaches wanted the starters in to start the fourth quarter and the opposing team to not know it untill it was to late.
Question to the folks that would let this go and "would have done the same for him/her" Would you allow the opposing coach to make the subs he/she wants to now that he knows what the other team is doing?
Personally, I'm brushing up on Rule three.
Thanks, Stan [/B]
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Stan,
Also might be a good idea to review the Officials Manual.
In the Officials Manual, page 16, paragraph 105.c it states that one of the referee's pre-game duties is: "Authorize the scorer to note and prevent any attempted illegal substitution." The players who are substituting for the 5 that ended the 3rd quarter, are that--subtitutes.
"Preventative officiating" in this situation not only seems to be allowed, but encouraged. Our table personnel are "table officials".
If I'm telling the coach I would do them same for them, then, yes, I would probably allow their subs since he now knows who the other team's actual player are. I don't think the opposing coach will have much of an argument considering we have, technically, over-looked a potential violation.
That's my position now--barring convincing otherwise.