Re: bonus lights
 

This is what I do when I run the clock (we run the clock for 6 or 7 schools). As soon as the foul is reported, and the ball is ready to be put back in play (or shooting if appropriate), I put the bonus light on. This way the calling official can look at the scoreboard and see right away that the other team is in the bonus. I also tell the closest official that the team is in the bonus on the next foul.

great!
 

Nothing I like better than table personal than know how to help officials out. It's the little things that make for a smooth running game. I don't think there is an official that doesn't dread the time when the horn goes off at a dead ball and we are called over to the bench because something isn't right and usually when we leave someone thinks that they have come out on the short end of the deal. We all make mistakes but a good table is worth at least a thank you after a job well done. In reponse to, "never forgot who the shooter was", I cannot look you in the eye and say that!!

Re: great!
 

LOL ok and damn here I thought we had some sort of demi-god in our midst ;)

I pregame with the official scorer to tell me when the 6th foul has been committed. Of course I pay attention to the board as well, just in case. Then I communicate to my partner that the next foul on White/Blue we are in the bonus.

DJ - Part of being a good official is game management and knowing the situations. You've go to know when a team should be shooting 1-and-1; when it's the double bonus; how many time-outs are left, etc.

Here's a tip that Tom O'Neill, arguably one of the top D1 officials in the country, gave me: during your pre-game duties as R at the scorer's table, tell the official scorer to NEVER let you or your partners leave the table after reporting foul #6 without telling you that the next foul will be 7. That way you can communicate to your partners before you even put the ball back in play.........