Scorebook

[walter]

When I go over to verify the book, I look for primarily two things, equal number of players in each book and that there are no illegal or duplicate numbers. I do not pay much attention to names. I also designate the home book as the official book and the home scorer as the official scorer. I then have the two scorers introduce themselves to each other and ask them to verify that they are in agreement after each basket and foul and to verify that they have the same score at each timeout and quarter at a minimum. Once that is done, I talk to the timer for a few seconds and then go back out to the floor. I never ask the coach to sign the book. I will say that one of my [et peeves is that, at the high school level, especially when JV games are played before the varsity games, the books are rarely ready at the 10 minute mark. That is why I usually wait to check it until the 7-8 minute mark. If the home bok is not ready by then, I have started games with a technical foul.