[PAT THE REF]

To add an additional $0.02, I had a CYO game last year. Younger girls, running clock. There was 8 seconds left in the game, A was up by 1, B's ball, 8,7, ball OOB (clock is suppose to keep running) 6, 5, 5, 5, as B thows in at FTL extended across the court. Inbounds the ball, glance at the clock 5, 5, 5, I yell start the clock...

The parent doesn't, I had the B/c count up to 3.. Blew it dead. The girl was not moving and no apparent play was occouring.... Reset the clock to 2 sec and had another inbounds... His answer to me was that I wasnt giving his daughter a chance to move the ball upcourt.. and "this is just a kids game, let them play."... Needless to say we got a new clock operator and A won.

Sometimes you will get clueless clock operators and table personell. You do with the best you can.

Pat