6 Players...Whose Responsibility Is It?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by golfdesigner

A whole three minutes to make sure you don't have to 'splain to the coach how come you're not assessing the T to the team with six or more.

It's easier to explain to the offending coach why you called the T than to explain why you're not calling what you should be calling. I'd also much rather explain that to my assigner/supervisor. The fact is, either way you missed the count; how does ignoring the rule make you in less trouble?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

It's easier to explain to the offending coach why you called the T than to explain why you're not calling what you should be calling. I'd also much rather explain that to my assigner/supervisor.

Agree.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

The fact is, either way you missed the count; how does ignoring the rule make you in less trouble?

Disagree. Sometimes you count correctly, and then you look up and there are 6 on the floor. Players and coaches have strange ideas, and this T is not always a failure of game management. :shrug:

Bob had the best line in another thread, about how officials have a duty to count before putting the ball in play, but that it was the coaches' responsibility to have the right number on the court.

[TonyT]

Everytime a sub entered the game they were given a rolled up towel by the asst. coach and gave it to the player who was to come out of the game, and when they got back to the bench they gave the towel back to the asst. coach. I assume this was their way of making sure they knew the player subbed for came out of the game. If they sent in 3 subs they had 3 towels etc.