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Originally Posted by just another ref
Play by play? What kind of games are we talking about here?
My idea on all this has always been is it worth my while to keep up with any of this if I have no authority to change it if I do see a mistake. Timeouts are a good example. They are writing it down. How are you keeping up? Who is more likely to make a mistake? A guy with a watch always knows what time it is.
A guy with two watches is never quite sure.
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Play by play is used @ both the High school & NCAA level. Your right the official is more likely to make a mistake. The official may think that there is a mistake. He/she can check all books and even play by play. Play by play will have knowledge of when the time outs were taken.If the official can validate the mistake then he can change it. Most likely if play by play has a error then one of the other books will have it as well.