Returning the ball to the scorer's table

[biggravy]

I have yet to be blamed because some fan stole the game ball after the game. Straight to the locker room for me.

[grunewar]

Inconsistantly consistant.....that's my Association when it comes to certain practices such as this - I go with the flow.

I've had the R - "After the game we are going to stand and watch the handshakes and then walk to the table with the ball and thank the table. After all, we didn't run onto the court, why should we run off?"

I've also had the R - "After the game I will look to the table to see if everything is ok and we're outa here."

It also goes for taking the court:

I've had the R - "At 12 minutes go to the table, at 4 minutes get captains, at 1 minute get coaches." I've had 10 minutes, 3 minutes and 1 minute....

I had an R the other night say - "We're taking Captains as soon as we hit the floor. 12 minutes it's the table, and after player introduction its coaches."

Ho hum, to each their own......

[Adam]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Inconsistantly consistant.....that's my Association when it comes to certain practices such as this - I go with the flow.

1. I've had the R - "After the game we are going to stand and watch the handshakes and then walk to the table with the ball and thank the table. After all, we didn't run onto the court, why should we run off?"

I've also had the R - "After the game I will look to the table to see if everything is ok and we're outa here."

It also goes for taking the court:

2. I've had the R - "At 12 minutes go to the table, at 4 minutes get captains, at 1 minute get coaches." I've had 10 minutes, 3 minutes and 1 minute....

I had an R the other night say - "We're taking Captains as soon as we hit the floor. 12 minutes it's the table, and after player introduction its coaches."

Ho hum, to each their own......

1. I would tell this R to enjoy himself, and that I'll meet him in the locker room. But I can say with certainty no R around here worth impressing would say this. We actually do jog onto the court, but that's beside the point.

2. This differs quite a bit here as well.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

1. I would tell this R to enjoy himself, and that I'll meet him in the locker room.

While I certainly understand your point, as a fourth yr official who just started working some V games this yr, it would not be in my best interest to utilize this approach.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by grunewar

While I certainly understand your point, as a fourth yr official who just started working some V games this yr, it would not be in my best interest to utilize this approach.

Under normal circumstances, I'd be with you. This is my second year in this association, a I'm really in no position to do something like that. However, I am not heading to the table. I'd be willing to stand by the door while he does what he feels he needs to do. But if he's going to stick around for the handshake, he's on his own. He's just asking to be forced to call a T, or open himself up to a free verbal shot from a coach.

I'm not sprinting off the court like the cops are chasing me, but I'm not wasting any time either. I jogged onto the court, and I'll jog off thank you.

In all honesty, I think my first response would be, "You're going to do what?" I would think he was joking.

[fullor30]

Bingo, include this on the pet peeve thread for me. Game over........outta there.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by fiasco

Why do some officials insist on doing this after a heated contest where T's have been given out? This has happened to me on several occasions over the past couple of years. I give out a T to a coach towards the end of the game, and he is still hot and bothered by it when the buzzer sounds. I am wanting to get off the floor and into the locker room before he can confront me about it, but my partner is lollygagging, trying to track down the ball and return it to the scorer's table and thank the nice ladies for what a great job they've done.

I don't want to abandon my partner out there, seeing as though the coach could just as easily confront him on his way to the locker room, and then he's all alone, but I absolutely hate having to stand around waiting for my partner to gather up the stinking ball and open myself up for a needless post-game confrontation.

Thoughts?

I really don't see why all the fuss about this mechanic. The R is by rule suppose to confer with the scorer at halftime to determine the possession arrow is pointed in the proper direction and to approve the score at each half. Why not take the ball over to the table at the same time? Also, often we wear our jackets out to start the game and leave them at the table. We then pick them up at half time.

Now, I realize there is nothing in the book that says we have to be at the table to confer with the scorer. We could make arrangements before the tipoff to have the scorer give us a thumbs up if everything is correct. Some of our officials do this for the score at the end of the game. However, this is different in that the game is over and we have no more responsibilities unless there is a problem with the score.

We can also have a pre-arrange signaled to have them flip the arrow. Also, we could leave our jackets at the table. However, we are just going to have go pick them up after the game, which again puts you in a possible confrontation with the coach.

Here's how we handle it in my area. We wait at the center of the court until all players and coaches have left, then approach the table. If the coach wants to stay and be confrontational, we have a tool to use to take care of this situation. It's called a T.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by rwest

I really don't see why all the fuss about this mechanic.

While your points are all good, the discussion is about the END of the game, not half-time.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

While your points are all good, the discussion is about the END of the game, not half-time.

My bad!

Now I understand! Yeah, leave the ball alone at the end of the game!

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by rwest

Oh, never mind!