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Old Wed Dec 22, 2004, 05:11pm
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Originally posted by ocreferee
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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
Sometimes it appeared that two people were starting the clock. I would have thought that only one official would do that. And it looked a little odd to see the administering official on a throw-in have his "chop" hand on his belt rather than in the air.
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Was it an NCAA women's game? If so, on front court endline throw-ins the Trail has a chop and the lead counts and chops with the same arm. That would lead to both officials being prepared to start the clock with PTS.

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Some mechanics have multiple / all officials (and the timer) start the clock in case the administering official foregets, doesn't hit the switch properly, ...

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