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					Originally Posted by Coach Bill  What is the Resumption-of-Play Procedure? | 
	
 It's when the official places the ball on the floor and begins the 5-second throw-in count (or the 10-second free throw count).  It's done to prevent teams from delaying.  It used to be that it was only used following a time-out, to get the teams out of the huddle faster.  At any other time (loosely speaking), we were to immediately assess a technical foul for delaying the game if the team didn't supply a thrower-in in a timely manner.  Now, the rule tells us to use the RPP for ANY throw-in.  Makes more sense to me; I just didn't realize it had changed.