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The trick that I learned to be very helpful in shot clock/game clock awareness is to say out loud the exact time (game clock) that the :35 possession began. IOW, after a change of possesion (made basket, steal, rebound, etc) - when the shot clock starts once possession is established, say "4:50". Now you know two things: 1) the shot clock started on time, and 2) when the possession started.
If the shot clock doesn't start after a couple of seconds you can stop the game and get it corrected. If the shot clock accidentily reset or was not reset properly later in the possession, you now know that the possession started at "4:50". You can then correct the problem as needed based on that info.
For me, this helped me focus on the clock and increased my game awareness. You have to be careful that you don't lose your focus of working the game - but after a while, it will become a habit.
Maybe it wil work for you and maybe not. It certainly helped me.....
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