Bench Technical or not

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I agree. In a college camp a couple summers ago (AAU tourney) my entire crew got BLASTED by the observer b/c we didn't handle an AC who was making regular trips to the table.

It was actually the most pissed off an observer has ever been in regards to a game I worked.

How did the observer instruct you to handle it, News? Come-To-Jesus talk with the HC, warning, or "T"?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

How did the observer instruct you to handle it, News? Come-To-Jesus talk with the HC, warning, or "T"?

After the first incident we should have warned the HC which would have precluded any further visits.

And he made it clear it was OUR responsibility to be aware of what the bench personnel are doing. His statement was bascially "How do all 3 officials not not know WTF is happening on the sidelines?"

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

After the first incident we should have warned the HC which would have precluded any further visits.

And he made it clear it was OUR responsibility to be aware of what the bench personnel are doing. His statement was bascially "How do all 3 officials not not know WTF is happening on the sidelines?"

Fwiw, I think your observer was wise beyond his years.

Nip it in the bud but put the onus on the person who's supposed to control the bench. If that doesn't work, oh well, he's been warned. As BJ said, manage the situation.

[Ref_in_Alberta]

I know... I know...

Doesn't help with the NF rule however in the FIBA game, by rule, the AC is premmitted to go to the score table to obtain statistical information (only) during a dead ball and the game clock is stopped.

The OP had asked "...what can the official scorer &/or timer do (if anything) to cease this activity?"

The answer is... not much. You can be professional and ask that the AC stay in their team bench area and inform the officiating crew that there is an issue and let the crew deal with it.