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Originally posted by tmp44
1) We have no scoreboards/clock. The score is kept on a flip scoreboard and the clock is kept by a handheld stop watch that runs up. The time is counted down by the person keeping the book.
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Ouch - I've only done club games like this, and it's terrible. If you must, have the scorekeeper blow a whistle when the clock hits zero - it's much easier for everyone to hear.
Also, get some scoreboards! Even if it's just something portable that you stick on top of a scorer's table (found this one at Sam's club -
http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_s...36124%3A909849 ). You can probably even call other colleges around you and see if they have any older ones they're looking to get rid of.
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2) One of the players on Team A is one of my officials...keep that in mind.
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That's never good. I don't know about anyone else, but most of my problems come from games where I'm reffing other IM refs. It's a combination of everyone knowing (or thinking they know) the rules, and the fact that all the upperclassmen play on the rec sports teams, leaving a crew of me and usually several first-year refs.
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I'm C, table side and have the last shot (we play NCAA rules, but to keep it simple for my officials, we use the FED mechanic for last shot...Center).
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Like Tony said, technically the opposite has last shot. However, in IM it may be easier to just say that center has last shot. (Although with your setup of the stopwatch, you probably want whoever is tableside!)
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The official that is playing for Team A comes up to me..**** you, you blew the game... That's not even your call, it's the lead's call on last shot and you know it!
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Hopefully that was met with an ejection accompanied by a "you're fired."
