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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
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Originally posted by Jimgolf
The ref has no business keeping the game clock in his head....Keeping a silent count of the game clock is contrary to the spirit of the rules.
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A referee is responsible for enforcing all of the rules, including the timing rules. How can you do that if you're not aware of the game clock: how much time is on it and how much time *should* be on it?
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Timekeepers' and referees' timekeeping responsibilities are pretty clearly spelled out in the rule book. There is ample opportunity in this situation for one of the refs to see that the clock is not running properly and make the correction before time expires.
If you are counting the seconds in your head, how is anyone to know how much time is left? You can use definite knowlege to correct the clock, not to replace it.
Tue Sep 28, 2004, 10:20am
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