Rules Question

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Hawks Coach

Not sure why you are concerned about the visitor's book - no provision to keep it at the table, unless you had designated it as the official scorebook.

Have you ever been in a situation where the scorebooks disagree? On the score? On a player's personal fouls? It doesn't matter which book is the official book. By rule, there are two scorers and two timers. Preventative officiating dictates that you take steps to insure that there aren't any discrepancies between the scorebooks. One way to do that is to ask the scorers at halftime to compare books and work out any problems then, before any question arises as to whether the scoreboard shows the correct score, or whether the star point guard has 4 or 5 fouls.

In the end, you might have to rely on the home book being the official book to resolve any controversies, but why not avoid that situation, if possible. If you take the attitude that only the home book matters, you're asking for trouble.