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Old Fri Nov 11, 2005, 09:44am
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Originally posted by johnnyrao
I was taught that you should use the hand opposite the one you used for the five second count on a throw-in so it is clear that the five second count is complete and the 10 second count has begun. So, if you are administering a throw-in table side you will do the five second count with the arm closest to the table and then use your arm farther from the table for the 10 second signal. That's what I was taught to do.

[Edited by johnnyrao on Nov 10th, 2005 at 11:10 PM]
I do the same. Whatever hand I chop the clock in with is the one I count with.

If I don't have to chop, I just pick one or the other.
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