I think it depends more on the experience level of the table crew.
I had a 9th grade girls game at the start of the month where the timer was a veteran and the scorer has been there for years. So, there wasn't much of a need to give them detailed instructions.
In my next to last game (JV Boys), the timer admitted he was brand new, so my partner worked with him a little bit on when to start/stop the clock. There were a few times where this timer didn't blow the horn for subs. After the first time we missed one, I made more of an effort to look for waiting subs whenever possible to make sure they got in. But once the game progressed, he improved.
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