Thread: 5 sec throw in
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Old Wed Feb 15, 2006, 09:32am
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Originally posted by Snaqwells
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Originally posted by Oz Referee
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!!
Yeah, theories are funny that way.
In theory, theory and practice are the same.

In practice, they aren't.

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