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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
That rule says "an official's count."
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You forgot to mention the
"or" part.
2-5-5: The referee shall: Decide matters upon which the timer and scorer disagree and
correct obvious timing errors.
5-10: ART 1 The referee may correct an obvious mistake by the timer to start or
stop the clock properly only when he/she
has definite information relative to the
time involved. The exact time observed by the official may be placed on the clock.
ART. 2 If the referee determines that the clock malfunctioned or was not
started/stopped properly, or if the clock did not run, an official’s count
or other
official information may be used to make a correction
Nevadaref is correct about an "officials' count", but the rule also includes
"or" other official information.
In my opinion it's always preferable to have a visible count in such situations, but lacking that, it is also permissible to use
"other official information".
The NFHS trusts officials to use their "mental clock" to accurately create a visible count (and a nonvisible count for three seconds), then why wouldn't they allow us to use a mental count when we have it (I'm not talking about just making up a mental count (guess, estimate), but to only use a mental count when we actually have it).
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Most good officials have mental countdown counts going on in their heads near the end of periods.
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At the minimum, I believe that the NFHS would allow officials use a non-visible three second "mental count" to correct obvious timing errors. Hopefully, Nevadaref, and I, can, at least, agree on that.