2019-20 NFHS: Rumors/Desires?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

... officials reminding timers to "watch my hand" in last-minute situations that I have actually observed, as an example of why the stop-clock signal is needed in real life.

Almost forty years of officiating high school basketball, I have never heard of any official ever reminding timekeepers to watch for a stop clock signal near the end of a very close game. Never. Ever.

I have heard (and actually did it many times) of officials reminding timekeepers to watch for a chop to start the clock signal near the end of a very close game.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Almost forty years of officiating high school basketball, I have never heard of any official ever reminding timekeepers to watch for a stop time signal near the end of a very close game. Never. Ever.

I have heard (and actually did it many times) of officials reminding timekeepers to watch for a chop to start the clock signal near the end of a very close game.

I have had timers say they couldn't hear the whistle over a crowd (and my whistle is not quiet) and saw the hand go up and stopped it once they saw that....but it was a little later.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I have had timers say they couldn't hear the whistle over a crowd and saw the hand go up and stopped it once they saw that.

Touché.

But have you ever told a timekeeper to watch for this in advance?