IAABO Mechanics ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Nope, that is the scorer’s job. The officials stay out of that until the scorer has an issue with the starters and bring it to the attention of the official.

We have some great scorers here in my little corner of Connecticut (love to see old time veterans at the table).

But over forty-plus years I've often wondered if (and if so, how) they always keep track of who finishes the previous quarter and who starts the new quarter (or overtime period), and if not the same, do the substitutes (or team representative) always report?

I've never (again, forty-plus years) had a scorer tell me, "He didn't report", at the start of a quarter (or overtime period). Never ever.

And I'm fairly certain that over all those years the same five that finished the previous quarter didn't always start the next quarter.

Same question about after a timeout.

Often substitutes will report, and be beckoned during a timeout (before the fifteen second warning horn), but do they always? I'm not so sure.

I've occasionally seen substitutes report and be beckoned during intermissions, but certainly not as many as I "felt in my gut" should have done so.

Like Nevadaref said, not my job, I'm not really paying attention, it's just a sneaking suspicion that I have, and I'm not about to die on that hill.

I've got more important things to concentrate on in a game.

I feel pretty good if I stop a substitute from reporting after the fifteen second warning horn.

Even better if I catch substitute not "sitting a tick".

3-3-1: Substitution: A substitute who desires to enter must report to the scorer, giving his/her number.
a. Between quarters, at halftime and during a time-out, the substitute must report or be in position to report to the scorer, prior to the warning signal which is sounded 15 seconds before the end of the intermission or the time-out.
Note: When the substitute(s) is not properly reported, the player(s) in the game at the conclusion of the quarter when the time-out was granted must begin play for the new quarter after the time-out.
b. Substitutions between halves may be made by the substitute or a team representative.