Players on the floor after 2Q, different in 3Q

[BayStateRef]

There is one scorer in my area who writes in the book the numbers of every player on the court when each quarter ends. If different players start a quarter without reporting, she has the timer sound the horn and has no trouble telling the coach (visiting coach, of course) exactly who was in the game when the quarter ended.

The evidence was clear...and left me no choice but to enforce the rule. At the next quarter, the players made a special "show" of checking in.

[bob jenkins]

I think it was a POE a couple of years ago, and all scorers should (but not all do, I know) know who is in the game at any given time. (And, if it's too much for the scorer than someone else at the table can track it.)

Heck, many gyms have the current players on the scoreboard.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

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Heck, many gyms have the current players on the scoreboard.

Damn, you must work in some rich school districts.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Damn, you must work in some rich school districts.

Basketball is the state's big sport, so I think a lot of money and sponsorships come to make gyms better. Change this to baseball and not many care.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BayStateRef

There is one scorer in my area who writes in the book the numbers of every player on the court when each courtier ends. If different players start a quarter without reporting, she has the timer sound the horn and has no trouble telling the coach (visiting coach, of course) exactly who was in the game when the quarter ended.

Is this because the home coach is aware of the rule and how much a stickler the scorekeeper is or because the scorekeeper's a homer?

[MD Longhorn]

Is it just me.... or is this a rather stupid rule.

[BayStateRef]

Originally Posted by Rich

Is this because the home coach is aware of the rule and how much a stickler the scorekeeper is or because the scorekeeper's a homer?

Probably the first. But I never asked. I had her do it in three games...and she was consistent. One visiting coach complained bitterly, but I told her that I had no choice but to enforce the rule, since the scorer certainly had it all documented. In that game, this coach was burned twice: at the start of the second quarter and at the start of the second half. Shame on her for not learning after the first incident. At the start of the fourth quarter, I watched the girls make a big show of checking in properly.