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[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Was there ever a rule in ancient times that not only did the home (official) scorebook have to remain at the scorer’s table throughout the game, including all intermissions, but that the home (official) scorekeeper also had to remain at the scorer’s table throughout the game, including all intermissions?

Or did I dream that ancient times rule?

C'mon Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., I'm desperately phoning a friend here.

The Rule referenced in the Refresher Exam was adopted in the mid-1970s a couple of years after I started officiating and the very first year the Rule was adopted I had a boys' JV game mid-way through the season in Miami, Florida, where the Home Scorer was the wife of the JV HC. The 2nd QT had ended and naturally my partner and I waited for the Teams to leave their Bench areas to go to their dressing rooms. As we watched them do this I watched as the Wife handed the Book to her Husband and he started to walk off the Court with his Team. I ran after the two of them and informed them that the Book had to stay at the Table. They both started to give me grief and I told them that the Rules mandated that the Book was to remain at the Table. Only the threat of an Unsportsmanlike TF made him comply with the Rule.

That is the one and only time I had such a problem.

There has never, been to my knowledge, that required the Scorer to remain at the Table with the Book.

MTD, Sr.