[JRutledge]

If the scorer has his/her head in the book when you are trying to report the foul just stand there. Wait until the scorer or the other table people realizes that you are just standing there. Then report your foul. Then after you have done that, go directly to the table and tell him/her, "it is not a foul until I or my partner(s) report it."

Who cares if you birddog or not, I have been on the floor and did not realize who exactly my partner called a foul on. I tell the table that this is a "pet-peeve" of mine to get across the point that I am the one that reports the fouls, they just record it.

In my first year, I had two players with the same number guarding each other. We called several fouls between the two, and the scorer put the wrong #45 in the book after he began to start writing after I called a foul. Well it happen to be the home team player, and he was fouled out of the game with 4 fouls (5 in the book). But it was too late because it was not until later in the game it was realized. Too late then to start assuming what happen 2 quarters ago. This has never happen to me since.

Peace