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Originally Posted by Spence
I did some searching through the posts. Tell me I am correct for high school/FED.
Since the action that caused the clock to stop was the penalty the clock does not start until the snap. Correct?
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That's exactly backward.
Since the clock was running, and was only stopped to administer the penalty, it would normally be restarted on the ready-for-play signal.
As others have mentioned, the referee has the authority to alter normal timing procedures to prevent a team from gaining an unfair advantage.