Officiating 101 - Pregame Positioning - 2 person

[JetMetFan]

Reminder from the peanut gallery:

Names/rosters/starters don't have to be in the scorebook prior to ten minutes before tip-off. That info just has to be given to the scorer prior to ten minutes before tip (NFHS 3-2-1/NCAA 3-3-1).

[SWMOzebra]

The video designates the visitors' bench as being on the left and the umpire is observing them warming up on the right ... but the team warming up on the right side of the court appears to be wearing white.

[dvboa]

Originally Posted by SWMOzebra

The video designates the visitors' bench as being on the left and the umpire is observing them warming up on the right ... but the team warming up on the right side of the court appears to be wearing white.

Good observation... I may have to make this dang video all over again!

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by dvboa

Good observation... I may have to make this dang video all over again!

Just flip it horizontally. Sure, your text might be backwards but at least the descriptions would be right!

[REFANDUMP]

If you don't check the official book when you go over at 12 minutes or whenever, when do you check it ??

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by REFANDUMP

If you don't check the official book when you go over at 12 minutes or whenever, when do you check it ??

Exactly what is there to check?

The point is that there is nothing in it that we're supposed to check. What we do check is that the scorer has received the rosters and the starters from the coaches. There is no requirement that the book actually be filled out at any time...except for perhaps tipoff. And even then, there is probably no rule that requires it if the scorer wants to transcribe the info on the fly. It wouldn't be a good idea, but it probably isn't illegal.

That said, I do check it to verify that there are no obvious errors. But, ultimately, it is the coach's responsibility to see that what was submitted was correct.

And, if there is ever a problem with the contents of the book. I ask the bookkeeper to check the source of the data to determine if it was submitted incorrectly or if it was copied incorrectly. If it is a copying error, there is no penalty to fix it.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by SWMOzebra

The video designates the visitors' bench as being on the left and the umpire is observing them warming up on the right ... but the team warming up on the right side of the court appears to be wearing white.

Originally Posted by dvboa

Good observation... I may have to make this dang video all over again!

That was actually the very first thing I noticed. I figured they must have changed the NFHS Manual since nobody said anything about that immediately upon seeing the video

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

Reminder from the peanut gallery:

Names/rosters/starters don't have to be in the scorebook prior to ten minutes before tip-off. That info just has to be given to the scorer prior to ten minutes before tip (NFHS 3-2-1/NCAA 3-3-1).

Absolutely. There are too many that actually think they must have the book completely filled out.

We do not have a definitive policy about when to check the book, but most people around here go to the table around 12:00 or a little earlier to make sure that the information is properly submitted. All I care about at that time is do they have the information submitted and then if not filled out I go do the captain's meeting immediately. Then I come back to the table and then make sure the book is taken care of before game time. Then after the book is filled out by the scorer, I go to each coach and get them to "sign off" on the information to make sure that nothing was incorrectly submitted. Once they give me their initials, I sign the book myself with my information.

Peace