Post game scorebook error discovered

[Mark Padgett]

I always keep track by counting the points myself as they occur. The problem is that whenever a team reaches eleven, I have to take my shoes off.

[chartrusepengui]

I can't believe the crowd and visiting scorer didn't let an official know that there was something wrong. When a visiting scorebook and official scorebook don't match up - I will always go over the home book and add points etc myself to verify what the scorekeeper has is correct.

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

I can't believe the crowd and visiting scorer didn't let an official know that there was something wrong. When a visiting scorebook and official scorebook don't match up - I will always go over the home book and add points etc myself to verify what the scorekeeper has is correct.

The problem is going back to the INDIVIDUAL SCORES. The home team RUNNING SCORES, the visiting team RUNNING SCORES and the Scoreboard need to match.

It is pretty darn rare that a mistake displayed on the bulbs goes unnoticed for more than say 10 seconds or so. Most scoreboards don't have individual points listed. Errors that are confirmed by "adding the individual scores" are far less accurate than confirming the above three scores (with the understanding that the home team RUNNING SCORES are the official score).

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

It is pretty darn rare that a mistake displayed on the bulbs goes unnoticed for more than say 10 seconds or so.

Agree. Certainly one of the few instances where parents yelling at officials from the bleachers can have a positive effect on the game.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I always keep track by counting the points myself as they occur. The problem is that whenever a team reaches eleven, I have to take my shoes off.

Please don't tell us what happens when they reach twenty-one.

[shishstripes]

Make sure the running score (the official score) in the official book matches the scoreboard (unofficial). When the official scorer and clock keeper communicate throughout the game with points awarded, score, team fouls, individual fouls, etc. good things tend to happen. Individual totals are meaningless and are unofficial, which could be the only thing caught "hours later".

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Please don't tell us what happens when they reach twenty-one.

OK, I won't. But I have had some people remark on how big a number 21 turned out to be.

[ref2coach]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

OK, I won't. But I have had some people remark on how big a number 21 turned out to be.

Mark the bookkeeper (your cousin) said it was 21 pico meters.