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Them big 'ol numbers on the jerseys...For the announcers, the home team is easy enough to recall, as you've seen the players for about 40 games in a season. You learn the lines, so you know if Player is X on the ice, taking a faceoff, Player Y is to the left and Player Z is to the right, with A and B on defense.More than anything, though, its the score sheet you get for each game that lists the rosters for each side along with their number and position. Some coaches and announcers at levels below the NHL even refer to players by their numbers rather than names.

Sailing now has a simple scoring system, but when I recently tried to explain it to someone they were totally confused and only pretended to "get it".In a regatta, a number of races are sailed. Usually at least three, but the organizers try to get off as many as possible, given the wind conditions. And the regatta can go on for a number of days.In each race, all the competitors line up on the start line, and go around the course. The position where you finish is your score for that race. So if you come in first, you get one point. Second is two points, and so on.Your position for each race is recorded and the numbers are added up at the end of the regatta. Low score wins.If a sufficient number of races were run, as an added bonus, you get to discard your worst score. So if seven races were run, only your best six count.Example: Say there are two races. You come in 1st and 3rd -- and your arch rival comes in 2nd and 2nd. You both have 4 points are are thus tied. Remarkably, there is no hard-and-fast rule for tie-breaking. Tie-breaking protocol is always specifically defined for each unique Regatta. The most common one is that the competitor with the most firsts is favoured. Or there can be another race sailed. Or the tie might stand.Historically, there has been a LOT of twiddling in the scoring system. In the 1964 Olympics a high point system was used. 1st place would earn 1620 points (in Finn class) 2nd earned 1318 points and 3rd earned 1142. 1st & 3rd gets 2762, and 2nd & 2nd gets 2636. Again 1st and 3rd wins the regatta.In 1968 this low point point-system was used."1968 Olympic scoring systemFor each class (ie each type of boat) a serie should consist of seven scheduled races. For each yacht the best six races will count. If only six races are sailed the best five race will count. If only five races are sailed all five will count.1st place: 0 points2nd place: 3 points3rd place: 5.7 points4th place: 8 points5th place: 10 points6th place: 11.7 pointsAll other places: Place + 6 pointsDNS (did not start): Place = No. of entered boatsDNF (did not finish): Place = No. of started boatsDSQ (disqualified): Place = No. of entered boats + 2"In the 1968 system, a 1st and 3rd = 5.7 points; and 2nd+2nd = 6 points. So the 1st and 3rd wins again in this system.Even though 1st place now earns one point (not zero), getting a first is still called "getting a bullet". Since a row of zeros on your score sheet vaguely resembles a series of bullet holes you can say "I got straight bullets in that regatta" if you got first in every race. Example:Match racing (America's Cup) does not need fancy point counting because there are always exactly two boats in a match race, and they can only Win or Lose. Like hockey. And as long as an uneven number of races are sailed, there is no difficulty seeing who won the series.Reference: Scoring systems for Sailing at the Summer Olympics

The half circle at the middle of a hockey rink is the official’s circle. It affords the ice hockey officials space to communicate with each other and with the off ice officials and timekeepers when a goal is scored or penalty occurs and must be recorded on the official score sheet. Besides the ice hockey officials, only the team captain or assistant captain, if the captain is not available, is allowed to enter and talk with the ice hockey officials about their interpretation of a rule. The official’s decisions are final, but the captain may ask for an explanation. Sometimes, meetings will take place here before games at the beginning of the season to discuss pertinent rule changes and ensure the news is passed along to all players. Additionally, captains may at times be asked to make a decision concerning penalty box substitutions. If a delayed penalty situation results where 2 penalties are set to expire at the same time, but only one player is allowed to enter the ice lest they have too many men on the ice, the captain shall designate who goes first and who must remain until the next stoppage of play.