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Originally Posted by SCalScoreKeeper
I think your AD's choice to put a recently graduated alum who can't maintain objectivity as varsity timer over someone who has demonstrated ability and objectivity is an disgrace to the game-Especially for someone like me who worked his way through the ranks to earn the varsity official scorekeeper's position.
I too echo Welpe's sentiments and hope this hiatus is temporary for you all and you are back courtside working somewhere soon!
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My story is kinda like yours is.
I started out as a frosh in HS doing floor sweeps between games & at halftime. From my sophmore year on, I was the Boys' Basketball manager (did JV & C-Squad scorebooks), so I learned early on about the table having to remain neutral. The only difference is that I took time off from basketball after HS to do some other career opportunities. I've been back doing table operations for the past 4-5 years until tonight.
On a regular basis, I'm having to coach/train the personnel doing the scorebook or coaches on how the table should be setup best to limit CEs.
I've even trained the gentleman that does the JV timer in Gym 1 on how to work the new scoreboard. I can reprogram the new scoreboard as I am very familiar with it, the AD's knowledge of the board barely scratches the surface. The lunch lady/Varsity timer (as far as I know) has not had any time on the new scoreboard so she'd likely have to be trained as well. The alum had a fly-by-night training immediately (by me) before the Girls' Varsity Contest & is prone to making errors.