Score book shenanigans

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ballgame99

One starter for the visitor was marked wrong. #35 was marked as a starter, coach wanted #32. They had it right in their book, but it got copied over wrong. The R (my partner) had head coach look it over pregame and he signed off on it. Table notifies us pre-toss, Visitor coach whines but puts #35 in and takes #32 out. My partner issues a T! I notify him that the coach should be allowed to switch them out with no penalty. He doesn't take my advice. So now coach wants to go ahead and start #32 since he has to pay the penalty. I allow it. My partner informs me and coach that isn't allowable and makes #35 start. I looked it up after the game to make sure; Case play 3.2.2 clearly says the starters can be switched out without penalty, and the only time there is a penalty for this is if coach wants to go ahead and start #32 despite her not being marked as a starter. I did not always have coaches look over the book, but I will be doing so from now on for sure.

Your partner couldn't have been more wrong, at every turn.

1. it's not a T. He provided correct information which is all that is required, scorer transcribed it wrong. Don't punish the visiting coach when the home scorer screws up.

2. Even if the coach did it wrong, it's EITHER a T or the coach starts the player marked. The T is for changing starters.

Your partner needs to go over the freaking rules.

I never have coaches look over the book, because it doesn't change anything. In this case, the coach should have been allowed to use the starter he had marked.

Again, don't penalize a coach because the scorer can't read.

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by Adam

I never have coaches look over the book, because it doesn't change anything. In this case, the coach should have been allowed to use the starter he had marked.

I don't have them look either, for the exact same reason. If you have them look it over after the 10 minute mark (which at least in my area is almost all you ever see for warmup time because they're trying to stay on schedule), then there is nothing they can change, so why worry about it?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by frezer11

I don't have them look either, for the exact same reason. If you have them look it over after the 10 minute mark (which at least in my area is almost all you ever see for warmup time because they're trying to stay on schedule), then there is nothing they can change, so why worry about it?

Not only that, but the coach is, by rule, not responsible for a scoring error even if you force him to sign the book.