What constitutes a sub reporting?

[Raymond]

I believe at one time (before I became an official) that is was required for players to report their numbers to the table.

[Kelvin green]

I have never had a scorekeeper keep track of whose reported in. And what is the penalty if the dont report the number.... Tell the keeper to get over it...

If it is part of the quarter thing that some states have , they should be bale to get the number walking on the floor....

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I believe at one time (before I became an official) that is was required for players to report their numbers to the table.

And the reason I said this is that I remember back in my military playing days being told I need to report my number then one season being told by table personnel that the rule had changed and it was no longer a requirement.

[LocDog249]

Well if a player does not report to the scorer then it is a technical foul against them. And yeah I think that the score keeper was being uptight since he saw the jersey and could see the number. But my question is what constitutes reporting? Do they verbally have to give their number, show them their number, etc....

[BktBallRef]

A substitute who desires to enter shall report to the scorer, giving his/her number. If he doesn't verbalize it, the scorer should still be able to hopefully read it.

They're no longer required to give the number of the player they're replacing.

I'd tell the scorer to chill out.

[Rich]

I know it's going to be a long night when a scorer tries to exhibit a little authority.

I had one last season who told me I couldn't whistle in a sub who was still walking to the table. I told the scorer to think again. Of course, half the time the sub would be sitting there and there'd be no horn and the only sound WAS my whistle...

[LocDog249]

Yeah, at the time I was not sure if the rules said they had to verbalize or not and it was the second half, so I couldn't check my book at the half. I did just ask the coach to make sure they could verbalize better. I think the scorer was just uptight because it was a "big game" and they were playing the team that is usually at the top of the conference.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by LocDog249

Yeah, at the time I was not sure if the rules said they had to verbalize or not and it was the second half, so I couldn't check my book at the half. I did just ask the coach to make sure they could verbalize better. I think the scorer was just uptight because it was a "big game" and they were playing the team that is usually at the top of the conference.

Sounds like the scorer was fishing for a T.