Officiating 101 - Pregame Positioning - 2 person

[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.