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Originally Posted by bisonlj
We've been taught at the college level to only give one signal. If it's a first down or you know there is a flag that will stop the clock, just give the stop clock signal. While the ball is dead you can communicate to the teams and coaches the clock will start on the ready. The clock operator will know what to do when the white hat marks it ready for play. Winding the clock on close in bounds plays isn't even a HS mechanic so technically you shouldn't ever do it. I know lots of crews that do though including mine.
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It most certainly is, if you (i.e. your state, your chapter, your whatever) follows standard published NFHS mechanics.
We still do this in dii-iii level collegiate games and I've seen di officials do it as well, but not as often as the lower levels of the game.