I think I may be able to take a guess on why the clock doesn't start until the ball crosses half court. If you read the post, it states no pressing is allowed. I take this to mean you cannot guard in the back court. If this is the case, a team up by a point or two , who is inbounding a spot throw-in in the backcourt with less than 10 seconds to go in the game, can just run out the clock without the other team having a chance to get the ball.
In our local rec league, no back court guarding is allowed in 3rd and 4th grade games and this has happened sometimes.
I don't get why they have this rule in a 6th grade tournament, however. Even our local rec league 6th grade plays HS rules for defense.
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Sat Feb 12, 2005, 07:11pm
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