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Originally Posted by BillyMac
NFHS 2009-11 Basketball Officials Manual
Part 2 Game Procedures – Crew Of Two (page 15)
2.1 Pregame
A. Referee’s Duties:
7. Count the number of visiting team squad members.
8. Obtain the same information from umpire regarding the home team.
9. Verify the number of team members ... in the scorebook for each team.
B. Umpire Duties:
1. Count the number of home team squad members.
I know that the NFHS doesn't suggest to us what to do if the counts don't match up, but the NFHS must want to so all this counting for some reason? Why are we counting? I think I know, but it's only for my little corner of Connecticut. Why is the rest of the country counting? Ask the NFHS. They must know the reason.
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I'm well aware of what the Manual says, Billy. I have no idea what the definition of a "squad member" is by rule though. I'm guessing that it's the same as being a team member, but.... I'm just guessing. What I can't understand though is
why there needs to be a count. There is nothing that I am aware of in the rules anywhere that states you can do anything with that information after you get it. Or that you are supposed to do anything if a team has more or fewer people warming up than are listed on the team member list.
You count people warming up. I don't know why. You verify the number of names listed as being team members. That's so that additional names aren't added after the 10-minute pre-game time limit specified. There's no rules prerequisite that I know of that states those numbers have to match-up though. That's my point.