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Pre Tip Off question
Guys, first post from a rookie ref.
Last night, Middle School Varsity game, I'm the R. I go to table at 10:00 minute mark to check book. Home book is blank and no bookeeper to be found. Visitors book is on table, filled out but no scorekeeper. I ask home coach about bookeeper and filling out rosters and she says she doesn't know where bookeeeper is and they will get to it when she gets there. I wait a couple of minutes, assistant coach finally sets down to begin filling out book at 6:00 mark. She writes a few names at her leisure and begins chatting with someone in the crowd. At the 3:00 mark, I tell her she needs to complete the book now as the game is about to start. She give me a dirty look, quickly fills out the remaining spots and shoves the book toward me while slamming down the pencil. Head coach is standing there, I tell them both that there is no need to throw things, that I have been very patient and have not accessed the technical foul that they earned for not having their book ready at the 10:00 mark. Head coach says "whatever, go ahead and give us a technical" and walks off. I resist the urge to whack her and proceed to sign the book and get game started. Would you guys have handled this situation any differently? |
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In middle school games these protocols are very lax. however when a coach asks for a T I always oblige. You should have said "you got it". No need to blow the whistle and make a scene. Let the coach know that she he/she has lost her coaches box privileges since this would be a direct T for being a PITA.
Let the book know what to record, inform the other coach that the game will start with 2 FT's and their ball and that the arrow will be set to the team that received the T. I would also tell the scorekeeper that if his/her attitude didn't change you would either find someone else to do the job or just transfer the responsibility to the visiting book. My patience at lower level games for attitude is almost at 0. Which is why I don't do them anymore.
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It's Middle School. I'm not sure the last time I checked a MS book. I'm happy to see someone sitting there ready to go. My main concern is do they know how to operate the game clock and do they know when to reset the shot clock - seeing as the table crew themselves are MSers.
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You need to figure out how strictly this is handled in your area.
Also, remember that the requirement is only to give the information to the scorer by 10 minutes -- it doesn't need to be in the book. So, if the roster and starters were the same as in the previous game, you *could* make a case that the information was provided by just putting the book on the table. |
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Thanks for the replies. I wasn't to concerned that it wasn't ready at 10:00, I just wanted to get the game going. I just didn't like them getting pissy with me because I thought the book should be ready 3:00 before tipoff and the HC asking for the T
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I would suggest first that you lower your table and pre-game protocol expectations for middle school games. That said - I agree with the first post - ALWAYS accept the invitation by a coach to give them a T. There was no need for that attitude toward you at the get-go.
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It's good practice for the AAU assembly line of games anyway |
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The previous post have given good information about how to hand your situation. But you had one other weapon in your bag of tricks: Declare the Visitor's Scorebook the Official Scorebook.
MTD, Sr.
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Seriously, you have to put numbers in the book for AAU?
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On occasion, sure. A lot of tournaments require each team to supply someone for the table (book/clock), and that is often hard enough ... never mind how long it takes or how little the anointed individuals know about their unwanted duties.
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Reading some of these responses has been quite interesting. In these parts, we don't lower the expectations for M.S. games. The expectations are the same as they are for H.S. games. I guess "when in Rome ...".
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And honestly, the "arriving 90 seconds before tip" happens at that level way more than I'm comfortable with. I do remember working one MS football game where I was the only one there at game time --- coaches said start it up (there were 3 games that night) so I did - with assistant coaches working wings. Partner one showed up about 5 minutes into the first quarter; partner two just after the 2nd quarter started. Varsity and JV (all sports) - officials do it "right"... Freshman and MS, not so much.
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