NFHS - scorekeeper shirt - issues?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Topic (Actually a subtopic): Hanging around on the court after an intense game. 26 Year Gap brought up the topic, not me. Like 26 Year Gap, I am also not a big fan of hanging around on the court (assuming the score is correct) after an intense, or even a ho-hum, game. Our colleagues in Massachusetts have no choice but to do it after every game. I'm sure that the Massachusetts guys have adjusted, but I hope that this protocol doesn't spread south to Connecticut. After approving the score, I'm leaving the court, not picking up my jacket, not filling out pay vouchers, or tax forms, not "shooting the breeze" with the athletic director, etc., and I'm certainly not waiting for my striped shirt.

A more pointed question: What the hell does basketball officiating in Massachusetts have to do with a scorekeeper wearing (or not wearing) a shirt?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Rich

What the hell does basketball officiating in Massachusetts have to do with a scorekeeper wearing (or not wearing) a shirt?

A) jTheUmp, and Rich, posted the idea that some officials may be considering lending striped shirts to the home scorekeepers.

B) 26 Year Gap doesn't like the idea of hanging around to get his shirt if the home team loses a nailbiter and the crowd is hostile.

C) I don't know if the protocol has changed, or not, but Massachusetts officials were, at one time, required to hang around after the game to observe the handshake lines, I believe without the authority to issue technical fouls.

[BillyMac]

D) Now, Massachusetts officials can do two things after the game has ended, hang around to watch the handshake lines, and get the striped shirt that they may have lent to the home scorekeeper.

[grunewar]

I was the R for last Friday night's game and when I went to the table and introduced myself, I asked the young lady keeping the book what she thought about wearing the striped shirt?

She gave me, "The Look."

We both chuckled.

Now, they wear striped shirts and know, "The Look?" What's next, whistles!?

Truth be told, it does make it easier when reporting.