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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
You DO have the authority to make the changes.
The timer and scorer are there to ASSIST the referee and the umpire(s), not to dictate to them. The referee has the final say, not the official scorebook.
2-11-11 "...If the mistake cannot be found, the referee shall accept the record of the official scorebook, unless he/she has knowledge which permits him/her to decide otherwise."
If I have confidence in my count, I'm going to overrule the scorer. I'll take the responsibility upon myself. That's just me, others may not do that.
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I disagree Neva...
2-11 Art.11 Compare records with the visiting scorer after each goal, each foul, each charged time out....notifying the referee @ once of any discrepancy...(for there to be a discrepancy that is found the two book would have contradicting information. Something isn't matching up. )
Some of the examples that have been given were where the official called a foul on one # and the books put the foul on another #. I agree that this is the example in which you could over rule all the books if you have definite knowledge to what # the foul is on. Especially if you are the one that called the foul.(Your argument is that I reported it on # so & so and the book wrote the wrong # down.) However this is a mistake where all books reported the foul but just on the wrong #.
So if the official book and both teams books agree on the TO information and you disagree you would go ahead and allow the time out and change all the books, even no discrepancy was found? Don't see how you could ever do this....You have no verifiable information that backs up your change.( It is possible that you forgot a time out that was taken. How could you prove the change?) You might be able to get by with this @ the lower levels , maybe @ some high school games, but NEVER @ the college level.