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I'm with rainmaker, BBRef and Mark on this one -- it happpended to me last night in a boys JV game. Team A is up by 15-16 points throughout most of the game. In 2nd half, they started delaying coming back from TO. Told coach/assistant/captains that they were to be back ready to play before 2nd horn. My partner also told them. Team B was always back and ready to play. When it happened again, I blew my whistle, counted 2 seconds, put the ball on the floor and started 5 second count. At about the 4 second count, Team A realized that the ball was on the floor and came running out. Tweet! Too late, 5 second count. No problems the rest of the game. Were we consistent - yes. Was it preventative officiating - I think so (we did warn them). Did Team A finally learn -- you bet! My partner and I discussed a similar situation in pre-game, so we were both aware of what we would do.
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