Thread: Do Over or Not to Do Over
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Old Mon Dec 08, 2014, 08:24pm
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Originally Posted by Texref View Post
Less than 10 seconds remain so no count.
Because a backcourt count can be used as definitive knowledge of elapsed time, I always start one even if there's less than 10 seconds. That way, if I end up counting more time than the time left on the clock, I know something is amiss.
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