Ever throw out a score keeper

[rockyroad]

Twice in my career...once in a HS Varsity game, once in a D-II game. Both times had the total support of my association/supervisor.

Best one I ever saw was watching a buddy ref a HS State Championship game...his partner calls the 4th and 5th fouls on losing team's "star" player (both legit calls right in front of him) and kid's Mom is sitting at the table as their scorekeeper. The State has an official scorekeeper, but teams can have their own sit beside him/her...anyway, Mom pops off with some comment that makes the partner stop and turn back towards the table. My buddy was already headed that way as they were switching so he says "I've got it partner" and walks to the table and leans toward Mom and says:

"I understand you are frustrated, but you aren't allowed to make comments from the table."

So she asks "Well then where can I make comments from?"

Buddy doesn't miss a beat and replies "The parking lot."

So she got up and walked out of the stadium...

[CLH]

I threw out 3 scorekeepers last summer.

Was working a game at a school close to home. Scorekeeper was my English teach in high school, every call we made against them she would shake her heak or do somthing inappropriate. Finally, I call a block, she gives me that look so while I'm walking and reporting I just keep going till I'm at the table. I lean over like I'm checkin something in the book, and speak really quietly, "now Sally (yeah, by here first name, take that old English teacher!), you know you're on our crew tonight, I can't have you making comments and gestures on the calls, if you can't conduct yourself properly, I'll have you removed and find someone who can." You should have seen the feathers ruffle!!!!! Punk *** kid from school is about to throwo me out!!! She never liked my anyways, but we never have trouble now.

CLH

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by CLH

Scorekeeper was my English teach in high school, every call we made against them she would shake her heak

I think there's a website where you can watch a video of a schoolteacher shaking her heak, but it's a pay site.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I think there's a website where you can watch a video of a schoolteacher shaking her heak, but it's a pay site.

I knew a guy who got fired for going to that website at work.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I knew a guy who got fired for going to that website at work.

True story - just this morning I was returning a voice mail message at my office and I dialed one wrong digit and got a porn line. When I finally contacted the correct person, I told him what happened. He asked me what number I dialed to get the porn line. It was a little weird, because once I mentioned it, he seemed really anxious to get that number.

[JRutledge]

I threw out a dad that was working the table during a JH game I believe during my second year. I have not had such a problem sense. This same guy was thrown out later in another game by my partner for insensitive comment while his guy was a fan in the stands. This particular school was happy when all his children left the program and graduated.

Peace

[Mountaineer]

I've had 3 problems. Once in a MS game, the scorekeeper was shaking his head at almost every foul called on the home team. It was a blowout game and as the game neared the end the team behind got bumped right as she hit midcourt - tried to gain her balance - but stepped out of bounds - probably took 3-5 seconds. I called the foul - and the scorekeeper jumped up and said WHAT? I just pointed to the door and said OUT. Informed him that he WAS on my team.

I had a HS varsity game that the SK kept shaking her head on every single call - didn't matter what the call was, she didn't agree. I had a foul at the table and the ball ended up under the table - she shook her head in disbelief and I then went to retrieve the ball at the table. I leaned over to her and very quietly said, "If I see you shake your head one more time - so much as a nervous twitch, you are going home. Do you understand?" The other SK looked at me and mouthed the words "thank you".

Finally, last year, my partner counted a shot at the buzzer at halftime and the student at the table made the "wave-off" motion. My partner RAN to the table and RIPPED him. Actually made the kid cry . . . then the coach of his team went over and ripped him more. As we came out at halftime, a member of the school board came up to us and chastised us to which my partner told him quietly get back in the stands or head to his car. Funny.

[Back In The Saddle]

I've only ever thought about it once. The guy was running the clock in a rural school. He let a few seconds run off after the whistle and I since I had looked at the clock, I requested that he put the proper time back on. He took serious offence at that. I assured him at halftime that it was not my intention to embarras him, and he was unwilling to make nice about it. And I thought country folk were supposed to be so friendly . If we had had a problem with him the second half, I would have probably dismissed him. But the it went smoothly from there on out.

Come to find out, he's the brother of a really great guy in my association. Go figure.

[BayStateRef]

Did it once; came close another time. AAU boys tourney. The scorekeeper was yapping at the opposing team's coach. After one warning, he did not stop...and was now threatening to fight the guy. After he was removed, someone tells me he is the varsity coach at a large school. Go figure.

Second time...the scorekeeper is "commenting" on every call against his team (usually with a quiet comment or a shake of the head). At halftime, my partner tells me he is not only the scorer, but he is also the athletic director! I can hear it now, "Mr. AD, would you please remove the scorer and replace him with someone who will remain quiet." Diplomacy prevailed....my partner announced to the "table" that they needed to be impartial for the second half. He was fine the rest of the way.