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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
Despite what some of you have said, there is no doubt that the officials handled the situation correctly. I have done literally hundreds upon hundreds of running clock rec games. If the rules state (and they usually do) that the clock stops only for timeouts, then when the timeout is over, the clock starts - period! Since this did not occur during the "stop clock" portion of the game, the officials were absolutely correct in starting the clock when the ball became live. I have never done it any other way and I have never seen it done any other way.
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I have worked a few hundred running clock games myself. Usually the games I work are done with HS leagues or HS/College camps. I have never heard of a rule where the clock starts when the ball becomes live after a timeout. With that being said, I am sure this could change from one league to another. So it is very hard to say if the official was at all right without knowing the specifics of this league. I can definitely see the rules applied this way. Most of the time we just do what is typical. This aspect of the rules is usually not clearly stated.
Peace