First high school game!

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by JRutledge
If you want to pass a test, then you can have the Referee do the dirty work. If you want to live in the real world, like I had to Monday-Wednesday, then the game management or table personnel does it. Maybe things are handled differently in your area, but as an official, we do not touch this area. Often times, we do not even know where the teams are located, so I can tell you this is not something I am going to worry about. I will admit during the lower level Saturday games, we might not even go back to our locker room, depending on the school and what floor the game is being held at. But during varsity contest, I am not tracking down teams to tell them what the time is on the scoreboard. They can tell time.

Peace

Jeff --

No one is saying the R has to notify the teams.

But, the R has to be sure the teams are notified.

What do you do if you get back on the floor and one (or both) teams aren't there? I go to the table and ask if they notified the teams. If not, then someone goes and we, umm, make an allowance if they're late ocming back.

If they've been notified and are still late (by more than 1 minute) coming back, then we can assess the T. I've never had to assess the T, but I have started the clock ticking.