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Originally Posted by slow whistle
I agree with you completely, however, my only question is what does it even mean to "supply" the scorer with the information when you are the home team? In this case they didn't supply him with anything because they assumed he already knew based on precedent. I guess what I'm asking is, is that enough? Agree I probably shouldn't have checked the starters, but since I was checking book anyway I did with scorer watching. To your point, I don't think I'll do that again though.
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In my opinion, NFHS should clarify exactly what "supply" means. It does NOT require anything to be in writing. 3-2-1 states:
SECTION 2 ROSTERS, STARTERS, NUMBERS
ART. 1 . . . At least 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time, each team
shall supply the official scorer with the name and number of each team member and designate the five starting players. Failure to comply results in a technical foul (see 10-1-1 Penalty).
I think that the solution is simple. Define "supply" to mean require teams to provide a printed list of all players with numbers and starters properly listed. This would eliminate any confusion. Many may recall a thread dealing with a verbal "supplying" of information that differed from a mainly written/printed list of information. This would also eliminate what some could perceive as an advantage for the home team since the home team can currently say just aboiut whatever they would like -- such as the case in the original OP.
This would also simplify our jobs as referees. We would be responsible for verifying that the supplied list is at the table for both teams rather than being particularly concerned with the actual book that may or may not be completed.
Our largest assignor wants us to check the book at the 12 minute mark to ensure that we can alleviate any "problems" prior to the 10 minute mark.