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Originally posted by Nevadaref
1. The official blows the whistle, signals, AND THEN LOOKS at the clock. This is covered by 5.10.1SitB. Whatever the official sees on the clock is where it should be stopped, since "One second or the "reaction" time is interpreted to have elapsed from the time the signal was made until the official glanced at the clock." (One can argue that it takes less time for the official to look, but the NFHS says it takes one second.) So, if the clock ticks, even 1/10th of a second more here, by rule that is a timing error, and the official can have it put back. If a reset is needed, the clock is put back to the time the official saw when looked at the clock.
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I disagree with your interp of this case. I don't think that the NFHS is saying that *every time* you blow the whistle and then look at the clock, assume that 1 second has elapsed, so reset the clock to what you see. I think the NFHS is saying that *for the purposes of this case* assume that (at least) 1 second has elapsed, so put the time back. You might see this in the situation where no official looks at the clock, then, a while later, someone from the stands or the bench yells, "hey -- the clock is still running". Here, no additional lag time is required.