How do you report a pre-start T. Let's say a player dunks five minutes before the start or a coach makes a change to the book within ten minutes, how do you make the call?

Do you just verbalize it to the table and then to the coaches individually, or do you actually signal the T somewhere, like in front of the table or do you do so from the foul reporting area. Do you call the T right when the violation happens, or wait until the pre-game clock runs down to zero and then call it?

You use the proper mechanic which is to take the stuffed dummy of the coach and brand a "T" on its forehead. You then string the dummy up by throwing a rope over the rear support behind that team's basket. Then report it to the table in pig-latin.

Then you try to find your meds. :o

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The coach was given an opportunity to fix it, but he chose the technical over changing the starters back to the ones originally checked off in the book.

Just to add a note, a few of our AAA JV boys teams are playing above the rim. When you throw it up, be prepared to run hard for 32 minutes. I would never turn back one of the JV boys games in our area.

You play 8 minute quarters for JV? :eek:

I had a kid hang on the rim in pre-game Saturday night. I escorted him to his coach and made him explain why we would be starting with a T. Then, I (we) made sure the books had it right and knew when and how to set the arrow, etc., and told the opposing coach that his team would start with FTs.

The announcer announced, "We're starting the game with FTs due to a technical foul on xxxx team during the pre-game."

On we went.

Some of the bigger schools around here do, and especially during tournaments.

Coaching we've had two situations like this already this season, both handled differently. (btw, NJCAA-W game)

First game, official scorebook wasn't even at the table until 5 minutes before tip-off. Officials gave them (the home team) an Administrative technical foul for not having a book. Our best FT shooter wasn't starting that day, but was able to shoot the 2, and then go back to the bench. However, they still had a jump ball to start the game. Wasn't sure if you set the arrow or jump in NCAA rules, but it wasn't a big deal since we got to start the game up 2-0 :D

Second game happened this weekend. The home team put 7 players in their book, and ended up playing 9. When we saw they were using a new player, we notified the officials and they said it was no big deal. Our HC got so upset he started going off. Luckily the officials did not T him up for his demonstration.

(BTW, these guys also waved off 5 three pointers because the 20'9" line is the "College" line and the 19'9" is the "High School" line.) :mad::rolleyes:

I am with Blue, below varsity, almost anything goes with all of the pregame house keeping rules. I am happy if we have a scorekeeper and clock operator that knows what they are doing and not texting.

All of them around here do.

Not just 8 minutes for JV but also for Freshmen in SoCal.

JV boys & JV girls.

How it is here too.

What do you play around there?

Here in SC, it's 6-minute for everything but varsity. I actually miss that about Kansas, where all HS games were 8-minute, and MS were 6-minute. Six-minute games just seem so, well, short...