Haha, exactly what I do and where I got it from. And I write my dates 16 Dec 13.

Don't Make Me Take Off My Black Belt ...
 

Do I need to start saying shut up to someone other than Mark Padgett, and Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.?

We were taught...

Count players on your side of court during warm-up and give the count to the R.

Make sure that if the number of names IS DIFFERENT than the number of players warming up the coach is aware. There may be players that are missing for various reasons and the coach us just using the same player list each game.

Make sure starters are marked.

Draw a line after the last name on each side and initial.

Have HC review the book (and mark starters if they are not) and sign the book to singnify they have reviewed it.

Is there a reason so many of us posting here say they look at the players names?

I check that there are numbers next to each line, and check a few on the court to make sure they match, but don't pay any attention to the names. Don't think I know the names of any of the players anyway.

Best story with checking the book was... long time coach in the area 20+ years... have good repoire with him... No starterr marked in the book at the 10 minute mark and his team is in the locker room.
So i marked 5 names for him...

I made sure we visited early around the 3 minute mark and said coach i have good news and bad news.... i'll even give you the good and bad news together
We are not going to start the game with a technical foul but you might not like who your starters are. He immediately realized what he hadn't done and said thank you my mistake.

I carry varsity rosters for our entire league in a binder.When the varsity coaches arrive I give each of them a copy of the roster they have submitted online to maxpreps.I ask them to verify the information is correct and make any additions/subtractions/corrections on the sheet,then copy it in the book.During halftime of the girls game I start prep for the boys game.

Who said they're checking names?

Hmmm...made me go back and reread a little more carefully. Guess everyone was saying things like "the number of names" and I just read "names".

Stupid Evelyn Wood speed reading courses.

It might help if you could see over the desk.

Shut up!:D

Had something similar happen years ago at a small college national tournament. Team A's coach never designated a starting lineup, so the officials told the scorer to mark off the first five names as starters. I think 2 or 3 of the players actually saw their first and only time on the floor during the tournament int hat game. :D