Signaling of Bonus

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by TimTaylor

Most all of our schools have provision on the scoreboard to indicate actual number of team fouls - I much prefer that to a simple bonus light. Even with either the bonus light or number of team fouls displayed, the reporting official should still look to the official scorekeeper for confirmation, which they are supposed to give per 2-11-10. I like to be proactive on bonus situations, so I usually ask the scorekeeper to let us know when each team hits 6 team fouls.

The big question is then: how many times does the official scorer actually signal the bonus without being asked?

Another question for everyone, do you prefer the player fouls being shown on the scoreboard, or should this just be up to the official book to keep track?

I rotate on the JV & C-Squad games on showing the player fouls on the scoreboard. Of course, I always keep track of the team fouls on the scoreboard.

When I was working scoreboard at 4A Regionals last February, we only kept track of the team fouls. It was up to the book to keep track of the player fouls.