[Oz Referee]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

Do you add up all the points and make sure the player totals are the same as the running score? This is what usually happens. The problem isn't with the running score matching the scoreboard. It's usually when the scorer starts adding up the player totals and discovers that those totals don't match the running score. It's not an official who screws up, it's the scorer.

Let's not go shooting any referees, okay mate?

I was meaning to shoot any referees, and going off your response I assume the scoresheet you use is very different to FIBA scoresheets. Although it is a little difficult to explain without a drawing, I'll give it a shot.

The FIBA scoresheet has Team A on the left, Team B on the right, and a running score in the middle, going from top to bottom. If A8 scores 2 points to start the game, then the 2 is crossed off, and 8 is written next to it (on Team A's side of the running score). If A6 then scores a 3 pointer next, the 5 is circled (to indicate a 3) and 6 is written next to it. If B7 then scores 2 free throws, the 1 and the 2 would have a filled in circle on them to indicate free throws.

So at the end of the game all the referee needs to do is make sure that the scorer has only increased the score by 2 for a two pointer, and that 3 points have been awarded only when the score is circled. (have I confused anyone yet? )

For example:


Team A.....Score..Score....Team B
...................1.......1*............7
......8...........x2.......2*............7
...................3.......3
...................4.......4
......6...........o5.......5


Not sure if this made any sense at all....but I tried.

[Edited by Oz Referee on Oct 2nd, 2002 at 05:16 PM]