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The #1 thing they need to know is to stop the clock when they hear a whistle and, when the clock is stopped, find an official with their arm raised and start the clock when that official chops in time. There is usually one switch that does that for them (sometimes two buttons...start/stop). They will need to know how to add points to either team (and take them off if they get it wrong). A lot of modern boards have 4 buttons for each team: +1, +2, +3, and -1. Not exactly rocket science. That is IT. Forget the rest. They can get help in resetting the time for the next quarter or resetting the time in case of an error. We can depend on the scorekeeper for the foul counts. Fouls on the board is just a nice-to-have. They really don't need to know how to program the board to calculate their taxes.
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I've done as Camron described - taken a student with no experience and taught them the essentials in 5 minutes or less and they did a great job. It just isn't that difficult......
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I wasn't saying anything about it being hard.
Depending on the game, a person can become nervous or unsure of themselves if certain situations are presented. Especially if they have no prior experience & are being trained on the spot. The first varsity games where I was timer was during the 4A Regionals back in February 2009, although I had been doing Girls' Varsity shot clock throughout the year. Quote:
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True story, no exageration, when I filled in on clock for varsity game after coachng a JV game, the operation was explained to me in about 30 seconds. The last 10 seconds was redundant. If a guy never played before it might bemore difficult. Or if such an operation was inherently difficult for an individual, they may need training. |
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OK, I was being generous. Didn't want to dump on him too hard.
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