Scorer's Stripes
 

Reading over the rule book tonight (not for the first time, I promise), I noticed that they strongly recommend that the scorer wear "a black and white striped garment", ie a shirt like ours.

I know this is commonplace at the NCAA level, but how about at the HS level? I would assume that if done at all, it's probably only at the varsity level.

I've never called a high school game with a scorer in stripes other than a tournament hosted at a university where their "regular" scorer worked for the tourney as well.

Not here, but I would like it so I would quit reporting to the timer and be more likley to report to the scorer,as I should!:o

Man I thought for sure that chs would be the first to respond!;)

There are a couple of schools in my area who have the scorer wear officiating stripes.

Do they wear wide panel stripes to be like the college guys?

I think it is required in Georgia. I have always had to wear one when I have to do a varsity game.

In my area... probably 10 years ago, I remember it being very common for the official scorer to wear the stripes. Now days, it's not very common at all. In fact, probably in a 75-miles radius, I can only come up with one scorer in my area who wears stripes.

Not here......
 

I've never seen a scorer in stripes in our area and only 10-20% of the time do I see it for the clock operator.

You would think that's the case, but somehow it doesn't work.

You mean like this?

http://www.rothcpa.com/archives/misc/stripes.JPG

Well, it is a black and white striped garment, so why not?

Isn't this only used for the penal or institutional league?

Not in So Cal!
 

In Southern California I cannot think of a single scorer who wears the recommended black and white striped garment! Most of us (adults anyway) wear something with our school's logo (golf shirt or hoodie) on it and either jeans or dress slacks.

I notice that a lot of the scorers wear the bryon collar shirts. Is this because they are old refs who have had them since the early 90s?

Please, dude: my family name!

In Georiga
 

The scorer is required to wear them for varsity games. We have some that are very reluctant to do so. Some just want to lay it on the table in front of them. We have to make them wear it.

I Assume That The Copyright Has Expired ...
 

"No lengthened scroll, no praise—encumber'd stone
My epitaph shall be my name alone"

In V games it happens all the time around here. JV or lower.... ain't gonna see it. I actually have one school where the scorer is also a Certified basketball official who has his game jersey on and actually rates us for those games.

Does the shirt have be striped exactly like an official's shirt?

I ask only because I have a couple of shirts I received from my brief stint scoring at a pro summer league. One is mostly white with a black stripe along each sleeve and the other is black with a white stripe along each sleeve.

I usually wear one of these at home games or any other game where I would be designated official scorer.

Those aren't striped shirts. They are shirts with a stripe.

I've had a few (meaning less than 5) in my career at the HS level. Don't remember the last time, though. One guy had taken a large, byron collar, shirt and had his wife (I suppose) extend the zipper the full length of the shirt. He just put it over whatever he was wearing and went out.

On a somewhat related note, we have a guy in our football chapter that insists on wearing a striped shirt AND hat to the box when he runs the clock. I wish he wouldn't, but whatever.

Nevada:

So, would you say this shirt would be unacceptable to wear as the official scorer? This is what I wear when in that capacity:

http://home.flash.net/~statman/_images/sc-shirt.jpg