FED Exam Strikes Again

[SC Official]

I’m with Billy. The ball must be touched legally for the clock to start and the throw-in to end. Touching the ball within the cylinder is not a legal touch. If time runs off the clock in my game we are correcting it.

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by SC Official

I’m with Billy. The ball must be touched legally for the clock to start and the throw-in to end. Touching the ball within the cylinder is not a legal touch. If time runs off the clock in my game we are correcting it.

Even if you could argue the touch was legal, the violation is simultaneous to it. That means no time elapses.


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[billyu2]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

Even if you could argue the touch was legal, the violation is simultaneous to it. That means no time elapses.


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As well, since the violation causes the ball to become dead immediately, why would an official chop to start the clock when the ball just became dead? The “hand up” is also used to prevent the timer from starting the clock. So in this situation the violation occurs, the official keeps the hand up to prevent the starting of the clock, whistles and communicates the violation.

[SC Official]

99 percent of timers are not watching for a chop - they are watching the ball to see when it's touched, whether legally or not. In this situation more than likely you are going to have some time erroneously run off and you will need to fix the clock.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SC Official

99 percent of timers are not watching for a chop - they are watching the ball to see when it's touched, whether legally or not. In this situation more than likely you are going to have some time erroneously run off and you will need to fix the clock.

Agree.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by billyu2

As well, since the violation causes the ball to become dead immediately, why would an official chop to start the clock when the ball just became dead? The “hand up” is also used to prevent the timer from starting the clock. So in this situation the violation occurs, the official keeps the hand up to prevent the starting of the clock, whistles and communicates the violation.

You are assuming the administering official is the same as the one calling the violation. That may or may not be the case.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

You are assuming the administering official is the same as the one calling the violation. That may or may not be the case.

Agree. Even so, you get together, discuss it, and reset the clock.