Ticky Tack ... or not??

[CaliOne]

It would only take once..That kid would never cross his big toe over that line again.

OK, here's a question: how many officials do you know who (in high school) will administer a T if the book isn't done at the 10 minute mark? Is that ticky tack or what? I've never given a T for that, but think that if I did, it would only take once for each team, then they'd all have em done and ready on time.

[deecee]

i have worked with guys that have -- in a varsity game by 10 minutes I EXPECT the books to be ready if for some reason they are not there better be a darn great reason. and i always double check with the visitors book if there are any discrepencies in the home book for the visitors because it could have been input error and i dont want to penalize before the game starts for that type of mistake.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by deecee

i have worked with guys that have -- in a varsity game by 10 minutes I EXPECT the books to be ready if for some reason they are not there better be a darn great reason.

Is the fact that there is NO rule requiring the books to be ready by the 10-minute mark a darn good reason?

[deecee]

its more a personal thing to get it ready because i dont want it coming down to the wire.

usually starters are scribbled on a seperate piece of paper that i go by that they use for announcements.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by deecee

its more a personal thing to get it ready because i dont want it coming down to the wire.

Why? That's the scorer's job. Let 'em do it. Once the teams hand in their rosters and designated starters, it's no longer a concern of the officials. If the scorer doesn't get the book ready by game time, all we can do is wait until it is ready anyway. There's no penalty....unless you want to find a new scorer.

[deecee]

i more and make sure that they at least have the same number of names or more than on the bench -- i believe in an ounce of prevention

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by CaliOne

OK, here's a question: how many officials do you know who (in high school) will administer a T if the book isn't done at the 10 minute mark? Is that ticky tack or what? I've never given a T for that, but think that if I did, it would only take once for each team, then they'd all have em done and ready on time.

I would certainly hope that NO official ever would call a "T" if the book isn't done at the 10-minute mark. There's no rules backing to do so. The only requirement by rule is that the rosters and 5 starters must be given to the scorer by the 10-minute mark. They DON'T have to be entered into the scorebook by that time.

Methinks that you don't know the rule. Methinks you should read NFHS rule 10-1-1. Methinks that it might be a good idea to actually learn the rule before you think about calling a "T" for it.