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Originally Posted by ranjo
Actually, when moving from back to frontcourt, I try to use the game or shot clock to count the seconds instead of moving my arm in some kind of rhythmic motion. That way if a coach questions your time management, you can tell him what was on the clock when you started your count. It kind of catches some of them by surprise that you would know that
That's great and all, but what happens if something happens while you're finding the time on the clock (was it a clean steal or foul; quick poke oob, who was it off of), "Coach I'm not sure what I saw because I was looking at the clock, but it I do know it happened at 6:47"
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I have gotten into the habit of sneaking a peak at the clock quite often in the course of a game, especially on an inbound or after a whistle to make sure the timer has properly started or stopped the clock. It was something I had to learn to do until it became almost natural. The location of the clock in some older gyms makes it risky to glance away, but so far the only thing I know I have missed were a couple of travels. However your point is well taken.[/QUOTE]
Until we have 11-person officiating crews working games, officiating will always be a game of tradeoffs. No matter what topic we're discussing, there's always the risk of missing A because we were watching B. C'est la vie.