2019 NFHS Questionnaire

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Originally Posted by frezer11

How much time is on the shot clock? 30, 35 seconds?

I have used a 30-second shot clock to time the possessions. Most violations would remain violations, whether I had used a 30 or a 35-second shot clock.

Originally Posted by Rich

I am generally against the clock, but where it would help is near the end of the game where teams will not foul as quickly and try to get a 30 second stop.
This has been my experience as well. Fouls are reduced, because either games become non-competitive from the greater amounts of possessions, or teams play for the stop rather than to foul. Fouls at the end of game do occur when a team needs more possessions than the shot clock would allow (e.g. a foul with 32 seconds in a 2-possession game with a 30-second shot clock), especially once the shot clock is off.

Not sure that's worth the initial cost or ongoing expense.

MD hadn't had that issue, because girls basketball has used a shot clock since the 1970s. DC started acquiring (and using) shot clocks since 2015, with many new gyms having built-in shot clocks as part of their equipment. Those that don't have their own gyms, or have older gyms, use portable shot clock units. We somehow make it work, and there hasn't been pushback against the shot clock once it was adopted.