Quote:
Originally posted by Oz Referee
Quote:
Originally posted by Stan
Young but up'n coming half of a two whistle crew calls 5 seconds.
Am I missing a new interp of 7-6-1 or is this just the coming part of up'n coming? I question myself because no coach, fan or player makes a peep.
Thanks, Stan
|
If you want to make the up'n comer feel better, let him know that if he was refereeing under FIBA rules he would have gotten the call right!
The 5 second count in FIBA ends when the ball is touched by a player on the court - ie the same time as the clock starts.
This is one area that I strongly feel FIBA makes more sense.
As I understand it, in theory under NFHS rules a player could gently throw the ball in (stopping the 5 second count) but if no player touches the ball, the game clock doesn't start. Theoretically then, the game could go on for eternity if no player ever makes contact with the ball. Crazy!!
|
Except that if the offense isn't in a position to secure possession of the ball at any point, the defense will. And if it goes too long, the defense will make the offense pick it up, just to harass them. In theory it could last an eternity, in practice it never lasts more than a second or two.