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Originally Posted by BillyMac
How about an illegal tap on the way up by the jumper, or an illegal catch (as the first touch) by the jumper?
If the timer started clock, do we reset to 8:00 (or 4:00)?
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Not unless the jumper punched the ball with a closed fist.
The point is that the touching itself is not illegal in these situations, rather it is that the touching infringes some other rule of the game.
There are only two ways of illegally contacting the ball which would result in the clock not starting and the AP arrow not being switched—a kick or strike with a fist.
For any other touching, the clock should start and then be quickly stopped upon the sounding of the official’s whistle which recognizes the violation (OOB, BI, illegal tap during a jump, etc.).